So I'm in the market for a 2channel receiver/tuner for my "home office". I want digital inputs, mainly for my Fostex Dat player (optical or AES), then your analog connections for phono, cassette & cd player. I will most likely hook up my PC to run through this as well. Speakers will be my long time, old school Advent Baby II's and a Advent Granit subwoofer.
Any suggestions would be most appreciated, thanks ...
Budget?
Do you really need a receiver / tuner, or will an integrated preamp/amp (no tuner) do?
Quote from: Brian Skalinder on May 22, 2010, 10:00:46 AM
Budget?
Do you really need a receiver / tuner, or will an integrated preamp/amp (no tuner) do?
Budget in the consumer range, 500 beans I suppose, kinda all depends on what is available and would fits my needs.
And no it doesn't have to have a tuner, but it would be a nice option since I do still listen to the radio on occasion ...
http://stereophile.com/integratedamps/306outlaw/
That is almost exactly what I'm looking for, problem is, no digital inputs :(
I own an Outlaw preamp, very nice gear at a great price. I have the 970 just because of the digi input needs.
Yeah but that 970 is discontinued from them directly ...
not new but affordable, and said to be superior to the 970 sonically.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Outlaw-Audio-Model-990-7-1-Channel-HT-Preamp-Processor-/190399007643?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c54aa4b9b (http://cgi.ebay.com/Outlaw-Audio-Model-990-7-1-Channel-HT-Preamp-Processor-/190399007643?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c54aa4b9b)
Harmon Kardon HK3490. You can buy refurb ones direct from Harmon on Ebay. I don't see any right now, but they pop up regularly. Newer HK stuff has a reputation for not being the most reliable but good sounding. I liked the sound of my HK surround receiver from 4-5 years ago and had no problems.
You could also buy a cheap dac vdac, dacmagic or no name Chinese and vintage receiver.
The Outlaw stuff is good my brother owns a 970 and I may bid on that 990 myself. They are pre-amps only and will also need a power amp with them. The 970 has no phono pre-amp the 990 does and is a newer model.
Look for an Adcom amp, Im still impressed with mine. they are up on ebay all the time for $100-200, they are stable to 2ohms and sound better than any integrated IMO.
that would be a completely made in the USA rig.
The more I look it appears as if a "simple" 2 channel receiver doesn't have any type of digital input. Can anyone confirm this ? Or I am just missing something ...
IME 2 channel hasnt been simple. but I tend make things harder than others might.
Quote from: silentmark on May 25, 2010, 03:41:07 PM
The more I look it appears as if a "simple" 2 channel receiver doesn't have any type of digital input. Can anyone confirm this ? Or I am just missing something ...
3490 has 1coax and 1optical
http://www.harmankardon.com/en-GB/Products/Pages/ProductList.aspx?SID=REC
Quote from: Jackpine on May 25, 2010, 04:00:33 PM
Quote from: silentmark on May 25, 2010, 03:41:07 PM
The more I look it appears as if a "simple" 2 channel receiver doesn't have any type of digital input. Can anyone confirm this ? Or I am just missing something ...
3490 has 1coax and 1optical
http://www.harmankardon.com/en-GB/Products/Pages/ProductList.aspx?SID=REC
I apparently missed something, thanks dude ... 8)