mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Hi guys and Gals, My name is Mark, and I am a newby to the Klipsch forum. I've been doing a lot of forum reading (approx.31 hours in 16 days);and now its time for me to chime in. My very brief history is, I've had a rough road and lost a lot of great equipment along the way. What hurt the most was losing my pair of Heresy II's. Recently (november,2007) my uncle visited me and introduced me to "Craigs List". After he left I happened to look up Klipsch on "Craigs List Atlanta", and woulden't you know it; I stumbled upon a great pair of 1978 Heresy birch with matching angled risers! these speakers are like being re-united with an old friend. I think they sound much better than my H II's did. (Here is the meat and Potatoes of why I'm writing in) At this point in life I have managed to aquire a mismatched hodge-podge of components to listen to my Heresy's, and have noticed that the members of the Klipsch Forum seem to have a knack for solving sterio woo's, so here goes.....I have a decent amp to run the H's. It is a Harman Kardon PA-4000 (chanels 1@2 are bridged to provide 100 watts per chanel; H/K style with +/- 45 amps instintaneous power). They call this a 4 channel; but each channel has a left and right speaker hook up. That consists of the good part. Now I need help! I have no pre-amp; however I do have a 1985 yamaha DSP-1 and an Onkyo R-1 cd player from 1990. Oh yea; big problem.....No remote for my DSP-1. Translation- this unit is a big doorstop with out its remote. First Question: Do any of you happen to have a remote for a Yamaha DSP-1 tht you would be willing to sell me (Yamaha doesen't have it any more)? Right now I have the cd player output hooked to the front mix input so I can use it's level control as a volume control of the amp. Scary! Second Question: Do any of you have a dirt-cheap pre-amp that is fairly clean that I could purchase (or point me in the right direction of)? I find myself again on a furlow from work 'till at least the end of January, so I have plenty of listening time; but no new income. Thank you in advance for any help or solutions you can derive from my debacle. sincerly, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Mark, Welcome to the Form. 1. Because of the Age............I'd recommend just buying a new CD Player or even just getting a DVD player which could preform double duty. you'd get the upgrade technology and better sound. (The price and hassle of trying to find a replacement remote would be a 1/4 of the price of just buying a new Unit)............. 2. Can't help with the Pre amp, but I am sure others will chime in...............we love recommending how to spend your Money. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 thanks for the advice bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Here are some Ideas for a repacement cd player. http://usa.denon.com/ProductDetails/CDChangersAndRecorders.asp Sadly they are priced in US $.................Good Luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 Are you sugesting that I use a cd plarer with out using a pre-amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Disregard, got my forms mixed up.........Yes you'd need a Pre amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 O.K. ......so where do I go fom here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Since cost is a big consideration, I would suggest a Hafler pre-amp: model 110 (not the 101) The model 110 is probably at least 20 years old by now, but they were a clean sounding unit. They can be regularly found on eBay etc for about $75-100. They are a good value. Good Luck, -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 thank you tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 tom I seem to have located (possably) a Hafler 915 neer that price range. Is that comparable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Ask and you shall receive.............. http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/ele/512335346.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 does the 110 compare to the 915? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Here the Manual for the 915...............seems to be a good unit. http://www.hafler.com/techsupport/pdf/Series915_preamp_man.pdf http://www.hafler.com/techsupport/pdf/DH-110_preamp_man.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 If you decided to go with a new CD/DVD player the Oppos have full volume control built right into them. They even have Dolby Pro Logic II decoding available for 2 channel CDs for those that want to listen in surround sound and the volume works with that too. No need for a pre-amp in that setup. Oppo 970 is about $170. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 sorry about the delay (had to clean some mayo off of my mousepad. from what I've been reading; some people (outside of the Klipsch community) have reported that Haflers tend to be thin of soundstage. Considering the rickedy setup I currently have I'm thinking a hafler might be an improvement? What are the advantages? Dissadvantages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 thank you sfogg. So is it in my best interest to eliminate pre-amp and just have cd to amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestonTom Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Re: Hafler 110 I have personally used this unit on my K-Horns and for a short while on my Cornwalls, it sounded fine. I can not attest to the other Hafler pre-amps. There are certainly other options available. However, at this price point you should probably listen to them before buying -Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 sorry, Shawn; I'm not familier with Opps? can you elaborate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark electro Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 thank you again Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 http://oppodigital.com/dv970hd/dv970hd.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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