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Gear / Technical Help => Playback Forum => Topic started by: twoodruff on November 15, 2005, 02:06:27 PM
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Well, looks like another child will be on our horizon, not yet, starting the process of "trying" (love that). Seeing how I took over the 3rd bedroom for my office that houses my collection and playback gear, it looks like I will need to shrink down my system to go into the den, the WAF for my ASL aq1001dt is low and I would ideally want something that could be used as audio playback and to run the tv through. I love the tube sound and would like to continue to use tubes if possible, as long as they don't have "those light bulbs sticking out the top". I want something versatile enough to do both and prefer an integrated and my main focus is on audio playback but I guess I should look at something that can do surround as well. Am I asking too much? Budget is around $1000 or so, suggestions?
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Well, looks like another child will be on our horizon, not yet, starting the process of "trying" (love that). Seeing how I took over the 3rd bedroom for my office that houses my collection and playback gear, it looks like I will need to shrink down my system to go into the den, the WAF for my ASL aq1001dt is low and I would ideally want something that could be used as audio playback and to run the tv through. I love the tube sound and would like to continue to use tubes if possible, as long as they don't have "those light bulbs sticking out the top". I want something versatile enough to do both and prefer an integrated and my main focus is on audio playback but I guess I should look at something that can do surround as well. Am I asking too much? Budget is around $1000 or so, suggestions?
what about one of the sony integrateds? gives you all of that at about your range. Plus you can still use that silky smooth bel canto.
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Well, looks like another child will be on our horizon, not yet, starting the process of "trying" (love that). Seeing how I took over the 3rd bedroom for my office that houses my collection and playback gear, it looks like I will need to shrink down my system to go into the den, the WAF for my ASL aq1001dt is low and I would ideally want something that could be used as audio playback and to run the tv through. I love the tube sound and would like to continue to use tubes if possible, as long as they don't have "those light bulbs sticking out the top". I want something versatile enough to do both and prefer an integrated and my main focus is on audio playback but I guess I should look at something that can do surround as well. Am I asking too much? Budget is around $1000 or so, suggestions?
what about one of the sony integrateds? gives you all of that at about your range. Plus you can still use that silky smooth bel canto.
I dunno, I really am not that impressed with those units, is that my only option?
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no but it was the first thing that came to mind :)
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surround tube seems rare to me... I haven't seen one, I don't think... that, by no means, means that there isn't one, but I can't imagine that it would be cheap...
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I think Cary makes a tube / SS hybrid integrated that would fall in your price range. Haven't heard one first hand, but they get pretty good reviews from A-gon (from the sellers of course!)
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I think Cary makes a tube / SS hybrid integrated that would fall in your price range. Haven't heard one first hand, but they get pretty good reviews from A-gon (from the sellers of course!)
know the model?
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The Jolida 1501RC hybrid might be a nice option, it won't do multichannel but the tubes aren't visible. I got a chance to listen to one awhile back and thought it sounded pretty good for the money.