That just goes to show you how misleading single cases can be. My Pioneer VSX-07TX receiver has been superb for 15 years. I'm hesitant about seeking advice from employees of audio visual stores, because their profit margin on some brands is larger than on others. A very good source of information is the online Audio Video Science Forum at www.avforum.com. There's a vast amount of information there, but if you wade through it you can get a consensus opinion from some very knowledgable people.
Best, Paul On Jan 27, 2012, at 8:07 AM, Steve Sharpe wrote: > I had a Pioneer SX550 when I was a student back in the 1970s. Like every > piece of Pioneer equipment I have ever owned it started to go south after a > few years. I put up with the crackling and dropouts until the late 1980s when > I bought a Denon (forget the model) integrated amp. A big improvement, > sound-wise, but when the switches started to wear out I bought an Arcam A70 > integrated amp. What a difference! The sound is far superior to my previous > equipment's. Every time I play an old CD or LP through the Arcam I marvel at > what I have been missing all these years. > > Anyway, try and find a good audio store in your area (not a Best Buy kind of > place), where you can talk to someone knowledgeable and listen to a selection > of equipment. Take some of your CDs and LPs along as well. Most sell used > equipment, too. There's a lot of good equipment out there and the best stuff > does not come from Japan. Arcam is British, and is even made there, too (or > was when I bought mine). Keep an eye out for sales, of course! > > At 7:38 AM -0500 1/27/12, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> You probably couldn't go wrong by picking up where you left off and getting >> a new Pioneer receiver. They're certainly among the best. It would offer >> surround sound, but would have a setting for two-channel stereo as well. >> Paul >> On Jan 26, 2012, at 10:23 PM, Rick Womer wrote: >> >>> Seeking to exploit the wide-ranging expertise of this motley crew: >>> >>> I have pretty much the stereo system I bought when I graduated from college >>> in 1974. The core is a pair of EPI 100 speakers (replaced the woofers ~10 >>> years ago; they sound wonderful) and a Pioneer SX525 receiver (replaced the >>> power transistors ~15 years ago). I only listen to classical music. >>> >>> The receiver is showing its age: the sound breaks up (especially in the >>> winter), and the left channel often cuts out. I could probably get it >>> fixed, but then I would be without a receiver for 3 or 4 weeks. Or, I >>> could replace it. >>> >>> I'm looking for something that will accept input from a turntable, CD >>> player, DVD player, and maybe a computer; has a decent FM tuner; will >>> supply ~30-40 watts per channel through my 5 ohm EPI speakers; and will >>> sound really good. By really good, I mean making an orchestra, piano, >>> mezzo-soprano, or organ sound like an orchestra, piano, mezzo-soprano, or >>> organ. >>> >>> It's been so long since I researched this stuff that I don't even know >>> where to begin. Any suggestions? >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Rick >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > > Steve Sharpe > [email protected] > • > > http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
