[speedo]

Hi,

I can get an amplifier from a friend, a pretty old Markantz 1050 analoge:
http://www.classic-audio.com/marantz...b/1050.jpg.jpg

I know it's very old, but I only need it to amplify my headphone.

Questions:

1. Will it make the sound worse? (The sound comes from a soundcard, Xbox

)
2. What price should I pay for this thing (the maximum price

) ?


Thanks in advance

 

[grawk]

Old marantz receivers are great, tho you may have to repair em occassionally.

 

[speedo]

Quote:

Originally Posted by grawk Old marantz receivers are great, tho you may have to repair em occassionally.

Hmmz, why? And what price would you pay for it? Because now he says that I can buy his amplifier with 2 speakersets...2 old ones and 2 pretty new ones..
The new ones:
http://www1.nl2.conrad.com/m/3000_39..._00_FB.EPS.jpg

Only the case is different. MC CRYPT 2-WEG is the name.

All this for 50 euro

 

[speedo]

hmmz, I'm reading some reviews about the MC CRYPT 2-WEG and they are really really really bad

So...

30 euro's for the amplifier only? Do or don't?

 

[NYHQ]

Despite you may have to repair it, 30 euro is pretty cheap for such an amplifier. I believe the retail price on ebay is about 80 dollar now a days. So even if he want's to sell it for 40 or more it would be a good price.

 

[cosmopragma]

30 Euros for a working old Marantz is a bargain, you can easily sell it on ebay for more if you grow out of it.
The old Marantzes 10XX and the receivers 22XX are generally decent mid-fi headphone amps in combination with high Z headphones.A combination with low impedance headphones is not that good.
The speakers are worth nothing, total crap.

 

[speedo]

I own a Senn HD555, so what do you think of that? Would that be a good combination?