russ69 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 russ, enlighten me with some integrateds plz . Here's a good start............ but you're not finished until... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 This ones nice for mono......you might need two? And a pre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 russ69, lolz, thats ofcourse a very nice equipment. i would love to have those tubed refrigerators[] any day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted April 27, 2011 Author Share Posted April 27, 2011 just kidding . ofcourse these are very nice but wayyyyy outta my pocket range , dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ69 Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 ofcourse these are very nice but wayyyyy outta my pocket range , dear Everybody has a budget...some guys have a really big one obviously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhigh Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 I have 6 vintage receivers. My Marantz 2215B is the smallest of my 6. It boasts a gargantuan 15 wpc, sounds great with my Fortes, and although I prefer every other receiver I own, I won't turn it loose. It's purty. (The others? Read my signature.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelhigh Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Everything listed below is my signature. It should be visible to anyone reading this post. But, just ffs, I have a Marantz 2215B, a Harman Kardon 430, an HK 680i, Pioneer SX-636, a Sansui 771, and a Sansui 8080DB. They are all great, and if you could get any one of them, unless you insisted on brand new gear or were extra picky and could afford mega great stuff, you would be doing fine. I'm kinda picky, and the 8080DB is the best of all of them, and distances itself the minute you turn it on, but I'd be happy with any of them. I will have to add that my Klipsch Fortes are the one thing of all that stuff listed that I would not sell, no way no how. They go in common market for $500-$600, and I only gave $300 for mine. I've heard of stoopid thrift-store scores on them, but no way is that the norm. I'd be shitting gold bricks to find some cheaper than $300. They make anything I throw at them sound great, and vice versa. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 yes.pleasure to read that post;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 Everything listed below is my signature. It should be visible to anyone reading this post. But, just ffs, I have a Marantz 2215B, a Harman Kardon 430, an HK 680i, Pioneer SX-636, a Sansui 771, and a Sansui 8080DB. They are all great, and if you could get any one of them, unless you insisted on brand new gear or were extra picky and could afford mega great stuff, you would be doing fine. I'm kinda picky, and the 8080DB is the best of all of them, and distances itself the minute you turn it on, but I'd be happy with any of them. I will have to add that my Klipsch Fortes are the one thing of all that stuff listed that I would not sell, no way no how. They go in common market for $500-$600, and I only gave $300 for mine. I've heard of stoopid thrift-store scores on them, but no way is that the norm. I'd be shitting gold bricks to find some cheaper than $300. They make anything I throw at them sound great, and vice versa. Hope that helps. It nice to see that someone else prefers the 8080db. I have all of the XOXO series recievers and the 8080db tops all the rest. I have 4 of them ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 okay, so has anyone of you tried comparing the 2285 or 2270 or any comparably powered marantz to the 8080, i mean which won has a more musical appeal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 okay, so has anyone of you tried comparing the 2285 or 2270 or any comparably powered marantz to the 8080, i mean which won has a more musical appeal? I have tied The Marantz 2325, 2270, Pioneer 1980, 1250, 1050, 950,850, Yamaha 3020, 2020, Kenwood 9600 and many others. They have all been sold and the Sansui 8080db is still my favorite SS receiver. I now have tubes everywhere except my home office and that is my Sansui room along with a set of Chorus II. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadklipsh Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 splendid. and in how much period did u spend.I mean how many years hv u been collecting. so 8080 beats marantzies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis419b Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 3 years ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blt2lst Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Which would you buy? marantz 2230 for $600 with case vs Marantz SM6100SA Amplifier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the real Duke Spinner Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 2230 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwphoto Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On 4/26/2011 at 12:57 PM, russ69 said: Your next step is a nice integrated then after that you'll be ready for separates. Each step is a new awakening. Powerful changes are in your future. (In reference to this zombie thread:) That's been my experience, as well. Since older Marantz gear is being discussed, I'll put my 1152D right up there as a very "musical" integrated amp. Sounds very, very good with my Forte IIs. That said, my Dynaco separates sound even better! 🙂 I do have a Marantz HT receiver that I run with four KG 3.5s & a sub but it's really unfair to try to compare it to the 1152D & Fortes. Apple & oranges. Both work supremely well for me, though. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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