Author Topic: Surplus amps (Read 997717 times)

iceman90a · « **Reply #360 on:** Feb 11, 2004 at 06:51 PM »

kay Hans ka na makikipag usap tungkol sa Hafler bro. wala na sa aking mga kamay yan... pero relaks ka lang - baka magpalit na naman ng kamay ang hafler at hindi pa rin malayo ang puntahan...

john5479 · « **Reply #361 on:** Feb 11, 2004 at 07:38 PM »

Quote from: akyatbundok on Feb 11, 2004 at 05:56 PM

thanks for your inputs mga sir! hmmm baka magmistulang ss vs tube yata, di naman sinasadya hehe its a real decision to be made... been targetting the accuphase since december so i could consolidate all my ss amps into this one representative, and dispose of all the others... that is, if its better than all the others.

and then i heard a tube amp that could be used in both audio and HT... haaaay, life would be so simple if there was only 1 amp... if i dispose all of my beloved amps i would have enough dough to go ask mr. andrew to build monoblocs for me hmmmm. life is simple, no more changing cables, no more shorted amp, no more busted tweeter.

or maybe better still, have enough patience to acquire both and do an amp shootout... hmmmm it would be easy to sell the accuphase in case i find the tube amp more to my liking... but would it be just as easy to sell the tube amp in case the accuphase wins? hmmmm.

Well accuphase is a very reputable brand, the only problem with that is if it does break down, will it be easily serviced

, that is if it will break down

If it matches your system then go for it.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #362 on:** Feb 12, 2004 at 12:22 PM »

Quote from: john5479 on Feb 11, 2004 at 07:38 PM

Well accuphase is a very reputable brand, the only problem with that is if it does break down, will it be easily serviced , that is if it will break down If it matches your system then go for it.

i've read about some accuphase amps lasting 30 years with only the knobs and terminals breaking down, so i suppose they're quite durable... plus the built-in preamp and phono stage could be useful with a turntable, though i could see how those circuits do add to the complexity of the amp... i like the way sansui lays out their integrated amps: the preamp, phono and power section are in separate compartments so they could almost be separates if not for the shared chassis & power supply... accuphase does things differently, they use circuit boards so their amps are like PC's in that sense.

now for the tube amp, just this last month i've heard a scott, a 300b, and a el34 amp... what can i say, its the end of innocence... i've always known that i will get into tubes someday, just not this quickly... your 60wpc amp made it possible to combine audio & HT, its almost as powerful as a THX amp but more musical, very flexible isn't it?

H a n $ · « **Reply #363 on:** Feb 13, 2004 at 09:43 AM »

Yukon and Iceman,

sir yun hafler is not with me na po its with sir.. g...

akyat,

Monoblock na pre.. at least pagbreakdown no problem sa repair and parts.. performance, value for money and SOUND pre..

BGA VI · « **Reply #364 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 06:26 AM »

hi, i just saw a surplus amp Denon PMA-780d for 5k,it has digital outs, am just wondering if this is any good, any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you !!

kimpOy · « **Reply #365 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 08:44 AM »

saw classic pioneer music system at my in law's house

Pioneer Music System KH-5577
turntable/cassette/tuner

cant find anything on the net
please help

paging sir akyatbundok!

Philander · « **Reply #366 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 10:44 AM »

Quote from: BGA VI on Feb 16, 2004 at 06:26 AM

hi, i just saw a surplus amp Denon PMA-780d for 5k,it has digital outs, am just wondering if this is any good, any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you !!

Digital outs only, no digital in?

kimpOy · « **Reply #367 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 11:10 AM »

parang ganito pero may integrated na turntable sa itaas and tape deck sa left side

akyatbundok · « **Reply #368 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 11:23 AM »

Quote from: BGA VI on Feb 16, 2004 at 06:26 AM

hi, i just saw a surplus amp Denon PMA-780d for 5k,it has digital outs, am just wondering if this is any good, any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you !!

click here --> page 12

go to page 12 bro, i posted it last year... you should be able to haggle to 4k.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #369 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 11:27 AM »

kimp0y, bro i can't find any info din eh... already searched yahoo auctions for it but no match... maybe each component has its own model no. and the KH-5577 is just for the turntable?

kimpOy · « **Reply #370 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 11:32 AM »

o nga eh kanina pa akong 730am dito wala akong makita he..he

try ko usisahin ulit yung unit.
kodakan ko na rin.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #371 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 01:14 PM »

re: accuphase vs. tube amp... i decided to save up for both na lang, but has to be accuphase first since its so much harder to find, it may be my last solid state amp for quite a while... i couldn't resist it after i saw the build quality, for a 15-year old amp it looks newer & more modern than many new amps in the market... looks very similar to my marantz receiver but more classy and more "serious" coz its twice the weight at 24kg.

inside it looks alot like narayan's rotel power amp with the big toroidal trafo and the separate L/R power sections... the beer-can caps are the same as my surplus sansui... no need for a power cable replacement as it's quite thick... the preamp and power amps can also be used separately... max power consumption is 830watts.

my initial impression of sound quality is that the treble is more detailed but the bass is slightly leaner than the sansui alpha... it doesn't get sibilant though, the treble seemed extended rather than emphasized... bass is also weighty but i think it doesn't hold a candle to the hafler xl280... i have to listen to it a bit more to really know how it sounds, but so far so good.

arthurallanj · « **Reply #372 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 01:41 PM »

Mga Boss,
I couldn't help but thinking that we might have deprived akyatbundok's friend of a Home Theater experience. Kasi d ba this forum was started with the fact that he might have wanted a 5ch set up but the wifey wouldn't allow it? This is just an opinion, but I know that a home theater system can offer a great 2 ch experience, but it isn't so true the other way around, d po ba? Kasi if akyatbundok's friend isn't that pihikan about brands, he could have purchased a 5 ch HT system at around that price(9k). And it would still be easier for him to upgrade eventually if he'd get the chance, right? I just wish we gave him the chance to experience HT. But that's just my opinion. Thanks guys.

kimpOy · « **Reply #373 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 03:29 PM »

akyat,
just curious lang ilan na ang amps mo?

also may pm ako sa iyo.

karipas · « **Reply #374 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 04:03 PM »

Sir Arthur,

OT.
Thanks for the concern, I appreciate it very much. It is true that I am very pihikan with brands hence I opted for a 2 channel setup. When akyat started this thread I since then became a lurker at Pinoy DVD, I enjoy reading threads and learned many things from it. The truth is muntik na nga akong mahawa ng SARS, I planned to buy a 5.1 setup last December, but I chose to invest a good digital camera for family use, which I could say I did not regret. I will have my dream HT, but but not this time muna,... mahilig magbenta si Akyat, hintay ko na lang yung Marantz nya ha ha haha! Don't worry, Akyat's place is the hang-out of the whole barkada if we want to have a good HT experience and he has an enourmous collection of DVD/CD/VCD titles (not to mention his x-tion collections) which we can borrow indefinitely he he he he

. Kaya po marami na yang nawawala na titles. Mind you he is also very hospitable, libre lagi merienda/hapunan namin. I can imagine the listening session you guys have at his place. Once in a while I accompany Akyat to his many buying/sourcing stints in Pier and just last Saturday we got his dream accuphase.

Keep on postings mga Sirs...CHEERS!!!!

karipas · « **Reply #375 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 04:08 PM »

Quote from: kimpOy on Feb 16, 2004 at 03:29 PM

akyat,
just curious lang ilan na ang amps mo?

also may pm ako sa iyo.

Eto po Amp ni Akyat...,

Sony ES, Sansui Alpha707, Luxman LV105, Luxman LV103, Kenwood THX, Onkyo 819, Accuphase, Maranzt AVR,WS pre-amp...pre may nakalimutan pa ba ako???

kimpao · « **Reply #376 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 04:12 PM »

karipas,

sir balita ko madadagdagan pa daw ng mono-blocks at st-70 yan listahan ni sir akyat.

karipas · « **Reply #377 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 04:18 PM »

Sir Kimpao,

Totoo po. May mga nakita kaming tube amps sa binilan namin ng Accuphase kasi collector din yung nagbebenta,.... pinakinggan namin yung Eva Cassidy nya dun, ayun....nangangati na agad si Akyat e di pa namin nakakalas yung yung mga attachments sa Accuphase.

Philander · « **Reply #378 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 04:26 PM »

Quote from: karipas on Feb 16, 2004 at 04:08 PM

Eto po Amp ni Akyat...,

Sony ES, Sansui Alpha707, Luxman LV105, Luxman LV103, Kenwood THX, Onkyo 819, Accuphase, Maranzt AVR,WS pre-amp...pre may nakalimutan pa ba ako???

Wow dami, binili na rin pala ni akyat yuung SONY ES, surplus din ba ito?

edboy7 · « **Reply #379 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 04:33 PM »

Quote from: karipas on Feb 16, 2004 at 04:08 PM

Eto po Amp ni Akyat...,

Sony ES, Sansui Alpha707, Luxman LV105, Luxman LV103, Kenwood THX, Onkyo 819, Accuphase, Maranzt AVR,WS pre-amp...pre may nakalimutan pa ba ako???

pwede na siguro magtayo ng surplus shop si akyat ha

..ganda ng accuphase!!!

..speakers kaya ilan?

karipas · « **Reply #380 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 04:42 PM »

Sir Philander,

Actually isa yan sa una namin nabiling surplus, yan yung naka post sa page 1 ata ng thread na to. Gusto nya sanang i-despose yan kasi kulang ata sa brightness, kaso nagmatch yung bagong luma nya na toy na technics phono sa phono stage ng ES .

Yan talaga ang balak nya magbawas ng amp kung makuha nya yung accuphase. Sabi ko I doubt it, itong hobby mo kako e endless pursuit yan. Kita mo na yung binilihan mo na tao, 50+ yrs na sa hobby wala pa atang nakitang amp na nandun na lahat yung hinahanap nya kaya ang dami din collection.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #381 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 06:01 PM »

nyeiks! sori sir galing ako ng meeting... 8 na pala amps ko di ko namalayan pero yung 3 ipapaayos ko pa... hmmm tama ka nga pareng karipas kailangan na i-dispose yung iba, pero yun ibang gamit ay mahirap talaga pakawalan kahit di naman ginagamit palagi.

ganun din napansin ko sa mga idol na oldtimers, yung guru na binilihan namin ng accuphase, bro hanep sa custom rack halos abot sa ceiling... marami siyang amps pero wala kang itatapon ni isa... favorites ko yung vintage marantz receiver niya at pioneer integrated amp both from the 70's... paglaki ko gagayahin ko yun hehe.

akyatbundok · « **Reply #382 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 07:01 PM »

Quote from: karipas on Feb 16, 2004 at 04:42 PM

Sir Philander,

Actually isa yan sa una namin nabiling surplus, yan yung naka post sa page 1 ata ng thread na to. Gusto nya sanang i-despose yan kasi kulang ata sa brightness, kaso nagmatch yung bagong luma nya na toy na technics phono sa phono stage ng ES .

yun ang problema, all along akala ko rolled off or "dull" yung sony 333ES... pero nung dinala ni Hans & France yung surplus denon CD player niya, nabuhay ang tunog, ang galing ng match... ganun din sa technics turntable, mas mataba pa ang 333ES kaysa alpha707 pag phono ang inputs, pero sa pioneer dvd ko mas maganda ang 707... ba't kaya ganun?

j_albert22 · « **Reply #383 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 08:12 PM »

bro akyat kailan ba namin maririnig acuphase

;Dalam mo na yong pagpapasahan di na kailangan i post sa byu and sell waiting lang kami

BGA VI · « **Reply #384 on:** Feb 16, 2004 at 09:34 PM »

Sir akyat thanks for the info.

Sir philander di ko sure kung may digital in.

anyway Thanks !!!

akyatbundok · « **Reply #385 on:** Feb 17, 2004 at 08:03 PM »

(...con't)

uh oh.. there seems to be a problem with the preamp section of the accuphase, an occasional static sound that suggests a dirty or rusty contact point... but using it purely as a power amp paired with my tono preamp -- yeeessss, that's more like it.

the accuphase e-305 competes directly with the sansui au-alpha707 (same specs but accuphase is pricier)... doing a side by side comparison, the accuphase beats the sansui with better clarity in the mids and treble... but only by a small margin, because the way sansui rounds off the treble also has its advantages making it sound smooth yet detailed.

BGA VI · « **Reply #386 on:** Feb 17, 2004 at 10:59 PM »

Hi, may new sighting ako Sansui alpha607 is this a good amp ? 6.5k ang asking price. nakita ko sa pier today. does it have digital outs ? Thanks !!

BGA VI · « **Reply #387 on:** Feb 17, 2004 at 11:09 PM »

Sir philander, 3 digital in pala .

Philander · « **Reply #388 on:** Feb 18, 2004 at 10:18 AM »

Quote from: BGA VI on Feb 17, 2004 at 11:09 PM

Sir philander, 3 digital in pala .

That's why I've asked. Useless kasi pag may digital outs pero walang digital ins.

Now thats good, you can have 3 digital sources connected to the amplifier.

H a n $ · « **Reply #389 on:** Feb 18, 2004 at 11:37 AM »

Akyat,

Uy you got the accuphase na pala?? pa audition naman sir.. hehehe

congrats sir.. ganda yan