Author Topic: Surplus amps (Read 993743 times)

Lord Foo · « **Reply #2010 on:** Mar 09, 2007 at 09:09 AM »

The toroidal transformer of your Denon treasure is an eye catching behemoth!!!

Congratz!

I have pioneers, onkyos, sansuis, yamaha amps but sadly

no Denon's (except for a small lowend receiver that is not worth discussing). In fact i know so little about this Brand.

I wonder if somebody can give a short overview of the vintage Denon amplifiers. What are the top of line units, the great series, what should we look out for if we go treasure hunting, etc.

Foo

Reymer · « **Reply #2011 on:** Mar 09, 2007 at 10:18 AM »

Quote from: Lord Foo on Mar 09, 2007 at 09:09 AM

The toroidal transformer of your Denon treasure is an eye catching behemoth!!!

Congratz!

I have pioneers, onkyos, sansuis, yamaha amps but sadly no Denon's (except for a small lowend receiver that is not worth discussing). In fact i know so little about this Brand.

I wonder if somebody can give a short overview of the vintage Denon amplifiers. What are the top of line units, the great series, what should we look out for if we go treasure hunting, etc.

Foo

Thanks sir. Before I bought the unit, I asked the seller to remove the cover kasi hindi kita ung loob. I wanted to make sure na wala pang repair. Nung mabuksan, even the seller was amazed at the toroid, hindi nya alam na ganun. Kaya nung tumatawad na ako, hindi na pumayag

This is also my first vintage Denon amp. I also have marantz 1070 Int. amp and 2226B Receiver.

allan1836 · « **Reply #2012 on:** Mar 19, 2007 at 06:07 PM »

Gud day! A friend is selling me his Sony power amp, model is T-AN 55ES, at 120watts/ch at 8 ohms and bridgeable to 300watts mono at 8ohms. Toroid transformer narin at not surplus (120/220/240v adjustable). Early 90's model ata ito. Very few reviews I see sa web, kaya ask ko lang to the afficionados here, what they think of this amp. Is it considered a "audiophile" power amp? How much kaya ang value nya to date? Tnx

parasmi · « **Reply #2013 on:** Mar 19, 2007 at 07:00 PM »

try searching for its international counterpart, TA-N330ES

i have a soft copy of the servie manual, let me know if your interested send ko na lang sa iyo

dana · « **Reply #2014 on:** Mar 29, 2007 at 02:38 PM »

Very nice , indeed!
Bakal pa lang, sulit na ...
How much did it cost, sound impressions?
Congrats Reymer!

Quote from: Reymer on Mar 08, 2007 at 01:36 PM

Guys, just got this: Denon PMA830

Took pics while I was cleaning the inside

I think this weighs around 18 kilos. All-discrete components. Even the volume pot was a big ALPS (I think its 2"x2"). The toroidal transformer is bigger than a CD. It also has a switch for Class A or Class B Operation, and a direct switch to bypass all tone controls.

Search ko pa sa net ung specs,

av_phile1 · « **Reply #2015 on:** Mar 29, 2007 at 06:34 PM »

Quote from: Lord Foo on Mar 09, 2007 at 09:09 AM

The toroidal transformer of your Denon treasure is an eye catching behemoth!!!

Congratz!

I have pioneers, onkyos, sansuis, yamaha amps but sadly no Denon's (except for a small lowend receiver that is not worth discussing). In fact i know so little about this Brand.

I wonder if somebody can give a short overview of the vintage Denon amplifiers. What are the top of line units, the great series, what should we look out for if we go treasure hunting, etc.

Foo

Denon was a pioneer in PCM digital technologies and earned its reputation more from the recording industry under the Nippon Columbia brand. It also got famous for its turntables and digital players. I recall having a number Denon classical CD discs in the mid to late 80s. My second CD player in 1989 was a Denon. And Denon turntables were one of my dreams in the early 80s.

http://www.denon.com.hk/about/history.php
http://www.vintage-audio.com.ua/en/cat/14.shtml

Reymer · « **Reply #2016 on:** Mar 31, 2007 at 02:11 AM »

Quote from: dana on Mar 29, 2007 at 02:38 PM

Very nice , indeed!
Bakal pa lang, sulit na ...
How much did it cost, sound impressions?
Congrats Reymer!

Thanks. Actually, I compared this with a NAD 320bee. The Denon's Mid is more open and the highs more detailed. Dynamics is good yet not fatiguing. It was able to drive my Celestion SL6si (86dB). I think this amp is underrated at 60watts/ch. Understandably, natalo lang siya dun sa Denon PMA890DG ko

which is newer and more powerful at 110w/ch at 8ohms, w/c also has built-in DAC (Burr-brown pa

)

Miguel^ · « **Reply #2017 on:** Apr 03, 2007 at 06:11 PM »

got this last weekend
Pioneer A-717
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.niji.or.jp/home/k-nisi/a-717.htm&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.niji.or.jp/home/k-nisi/a-717.htm%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DvvK

My 9.4s never sounded so juicier.

joshbonz · « **Reply #2018 on:** Apr 03, 2007 at 11:05 PM »

Sir Miguel^

Very nice unit you got there sir.

by the way, how do you describe the sounds pumped up by this unit..?

rascal101 · « **Reply #2019 on:** Apr 04, 2007 at 10:50 AM »

Very nice unit you got there Sir Miguel^! Saw this unit 3 weeks ago and also listened to it. Unfortunately, I already have too many amps for my own good

av_phile1 · « **Reply #2020 on:** Apr 04, 2007 at 02:20 PM »

Excellent picking. Nice honeycomb heatsink and separate L and R PSUs. May I know I much you got it for? Thanks.

Miguel^ · « **Reply #2021 on:** Apr 04, 2007 at 05:33 PM »

Thanks guys! The honeycomb and potted PSUs were actually what grabbed my attention.

@joshbonz
I would say na busog na busog or makapal overall ang tunog ng speakers ko since switching to this new amp. My favorite songs sound more rounded, detailed, and malinis than ever before. I love this amp, definitely a keeper.

I also saw a luxman amp there w/ tubes, forgot what model exactly, but looks something like this

@av_phile1
ypgm

sandawa · « **Reply #2022 on:** Apr 04, 2007 at 09:04 PM »

Diego is selling his mint-condition A-717 at P5K last week. But his unit is here in Davao. For those interested, you might want to PM him.

parasmi · « **Reply #2023 on:** Apr 05, 2007 at 02:11 PM »

sir migs, what store did you see this? hope it's still there when i come back in manila next week. thanks!

Quote from: Miguel^ on Apr 04, 2007 at 05:33 PM

I also saw a luxman amp there w/ tubes, forgot what model exactly, but looks something like this

Audioboy · « **Reply #2024 on:** Apr 09, 2007 at 06:33 PM »

i was able to get a marantz esotec pm-4 about three weeks ago. the amp looks like this:

specs:

2x60w AB or 2x15w class A

here are some pictures from the net:

the marantz esotec pm-4 i got is a non-surplus amp. i posted it here so in case you find one in Pier, i suggest you better grab it.

thanks for viewing.

allan1836 · « **Reply #2025 on:** Apr 11, 2007 at 04:31 PM »

Reymer, Yan pala ung Denon na binibida sakin ni Nonoy ha!!
Actually, nagulat din ako sa performance ng vintage Denon. May na swap akong PMA-510 recently (my first vintage denon too!), its a mid model and nothing much too look at but nung sinalang ko na ... oh my yayay !!

IMHO maraming tatalunin itong small integrated amp na ito sa mga new entry level amp in the 50 to 80watts category.

allan1836 · « **Reply #2026 on:** Apr 13, 2007 at 02:04 PM »

Sabi kasi ni Nonoy, silver face daw na vintage yun narinig nya na Denon mo.

Pre, wala bang kapatid yan!!

San mo naman nabingwit yan??? Luks very delicious ha!!

By the way, kindly txt me at 09219691109, iba na yata no. mo. Trying to text you wala kang reply. Tnx

Reymer · « **Reply #2027 on:** Apr 13, 2007 at 09:22 PM »

Ito you, gold. Gabi kasi nun, medyo malabo na kasi ang mata

. Will post the actual pics later. Ung vintage na PMA830 (1978) hindi pa niya nakikita. Meron itong pinsan, pinost ko sa B/S section. Swerte rin ng makakakuha nun. Yes, bago na number ko, will contact you.

indie boi · « **Reply #2028 on:** Apr 13, 2007 at 09:39 PM »

Right now, I'm using a Denon PMA - 780D. Super satisfied ako. It actually has too much power to drive my Mission M72. My bookshelf speakers sound like floorstanders because of the tremendous amount of bass my speakers produce because of the amp. Night and day difference when compared to my Denon 1905 receiver.

Reymer · « **Reply #2029 on:** Apr 14, 2007 at 10:32 AM »

Quote from: indie boi on Apr 13, 2007 at 09:39 PM

Right now, I'm using a Denon PMA - 780D. Super satisfied ako. It actually has too much power to drive my Mission M72. My bookshelf speakers sound like floorstanders because of the tremendous amount of bass my speakers produce because of the amp. Night and day difference when compared to my Denon 1905 receiver.

True indeed. IMHO, Modern AVRs (even the upper models) wont even come close to the sound of these amps.

gutchy · « **Reply #2030 on:** Apr 16, 2007 at 12:19 PM »

Hi guys, I went last saturday sa pier and got this vintage amp Luxman 308 circa 1974 super kinis pa

A very good tube sounding amp I can say..

I'll post the actual pics later.

http://luxman.fotopic.net/p8974384.html

rascal101 · « **Reply #2031 on:** Apr 16, 2007 at 02:26 PM »

Hafler DH-220 which I got a many weeks ago.

Lord Foo · « **Reply #2032 on:** Apr 16, 2007 at 06:12 PM »

congratz on your luxman find sir gutchy...

sir rascal... a Hafler? not from the Pier right?

rascal101 · « **Reply #2033 on:** Apr 16, 2007 at 06:24 PM »

Nope. From a fellow PDVD member.

av_phile1 · « **Reply #2034 on:** Apr 16, 2007 at 06:28 PM »

That Hafler model sounds familiar. Seems to have passed through the hands of many pdvd members already.

rascal101 · « **Reply #2035 on:** Apr 16, 2007 at 06:34 PM »

I'm the third starting from the original owner.

cuusinhvien · « **Reply #2036 on:** Apr 17, 2007 at 10:32 AM »

Hello all,

I am a new one, just found and so interesting with this forum.

So, does any one have the manual or experience of the Japanese Amplifier TRIO KA-7100D. I got from my brother, but I got less the experience about this Amp.

Please advise me what kind of loudspeakers (B&W, JBL, JAMO available in my country) would be best for the AM amp.

Thank you so much in advance.

CSV

rascal101 · « **Reply #2037 on:** Apr 17, 2007 at 11:05 AM »

Pls check below websites of vintage Japanese audio equipment (amp, speakers, cdp, tuner, tape deck etc).

http://www.niji.or.jp/home/k-nisi/index.html
http://www.thevintageknob.org/index.html
http://www.audio-heritage.jp/
http://amp8.com/
http://www.kameson.com/audio/

To translate, you can use Babelfish

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

Reymer · « **Reply #2038 on:** Apr 17, 2007 at 09:21 PM »

Quote from: gutchy on Apr 16, 2007 at 12:19 PM

Hi guys, I went last saturday sa pier and got this vintage amp Luxman 308 circa 1974 super kinis pa
A very good tube sounding amp I can say..

I'll post the actual pics later.

http://luxman.fotopic.net/p8974384.html

Bro ikaw pala nakakuha nito

. Dumating ako binabalot na, nakuha na daw. Congrats

gutchy · « **Reply #2039 on:** Apr 18, 2007 at 10:32 AM »

Lord foo thanks, im enjoying now the beautiful music that this amp produce.. sobrang lambing

sir Reymer nung binabalot pa 'to nan dun pko may nagtatanong nga cguro kyo un..
sana n-meet ko kyo pra nkapag-kwentuhan tyo ng konti..