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Started by Lin Tan
Sat, 02 Oct 1993 04:51
First time buyer - need some advice
Author: Lin Tan
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1993 04:51
Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1993 04:51
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I'm looking to buy my first amp and speakers and would like some advice and suggestions on what should I get. My budget is $AUD1400. I've bought a couple of hi-fi magazines from which I made a list of possibilities. Amps (would like a 100W [approx] one) : - Pioneer A-400 - Rotel RA930AX - Cyrus I or II - Rega Brio - Aura VA-50 The Pioneer and Cyrus's are highly recommended by the mags. Does anyone agree/disagree with the mags ? Opinions sought. I went to a couple of shops and one dealer showed me a Yamaha AX-570. Though I thought it sounded pretty good, the mags didn't give it a recommendation. In another shop, the dealer showed me the Marantz PM-52 which also didn't get a recommendation from the mags (I thought this one sounded pretty good too!). Anyone who has heard it please give me your opinion on it. I don't want to rely too heavily on mags. Speakers : - Epos ES11 - Tannoy 609 or 605 Mk 2 - Rogers LS2A/2 - Mission 780 - Celestion 3 Mk 2 - Arcam Alpha or Delta 2 All the speakers above were recommended by the mags. Of course, I'll have a listen to them but as a first time buyer I don't really know what to look for. Since the Epos and Rogers received the highest recommendations I'd like to know what you think . Any help/suggestions is appreciated. Lin-suen
Re: First time buyer - need some advice
Author: Scott Fisher
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1993 01:48
Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1993 01:48
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lstan@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Lin Tan) writes:
>I'm looking to buy my first amp and speakers and would like some advice
>and suggestions on what should I get. My budget is $AUD1400.
>
>I've bought a couple of hi-fi magazines from which I made a list of
>possibilities.
I will put my hand up in favour of Rotel amps and Interdyn Speakers
Scott.
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