WarriorAnt
Headphoneus Supremus
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I own the YAMAHA CR-820. Picked it up mint locally for $75. Sounds nice
I'm thinking about getting a vintage receiver for my Sony DR-Z6 and possibly LCD-2/Magnepans further down the road. Is the Mirantz 2240 and similar variants simply the best one to get or are there others?
I scoured ebay this evening and found a few really nice looking and cheap units...
• Sony STR-3800
• Sony STR-4800SD
• SONY STR 6036A
• Sony STR-6045
• Sony STR-6055
• Sansui 300
• Sansui 350A
• KENWOOD KR 2400
• KENWOOD KR-5600
• LAFAYETTE LR-200
• ROTEL RX-152
• YAMAHA CR-820
• PIONEER SX-780
Any good?
Thank you. The YAMAHA CR-820 is $136 shipped, PIONEER SX-780 $170 shipped and a couple up for auction, KENWOOD KR-5600 for $100. I'm partial towards Sony to match my phones, are they no good or simply haven't heard much about them?
Sony STR 3800 looks stunning:
"Picks up stations noise between stations. - sold as is."
Haha I don't know if they're serious.
I don't really care about the resale, they're cheap to begin with and if it does the job I'll keep it. Not really looking for something to handle the beyers but at 600 Ohm that's good to know. As I say I'd like something vintage for these, and I'm kinda on the fence about selling my setup and buying a LCD-2. I've been reading through this thread to see what people have, better to buy something I know will do the job.
Larry, has your 2240 been re-capped? Has the bias and dc-offset been checked? I ask because there may be more performance to be extracted of your 2240. I have a 2238B and I use a pigtail straight from the speaker outs to drive a K1000, Stax Energizer, or the HE6. Just a wonderful sound.
I'm thinking about getting a vintage receiver for my Sony DR-Z6 and possibly LCD-2/Magnepans further down the road. Is the Mirantz 2240 and similar variants simply the best one to get or are there others?
I scoured ebay this evening and found a few really nice looking and cheap units...
• Sony STR-3800
• Sony STR-4800SD
• SONY STR 6036A
• Sony STR-6045
• Sony STR-6055
• Sansui 300
• Sansui 350A
• KENWOOD KR 2400
• KENWOOD KR-5600
• LAFAYETTE LR-200
• ROTEL RX-152
• YAMAHA CR-820
• PIONEER SX-780
Any good?
My parents hired me to clean their home this weekend and as I was moving around some things I found my dad's old SX-650. He seems to be content with his current setup and pretty much said I could just have the Pioneer. I don't know how well it runs yet, but cosmetically it seems good.
The Yamaha has a nice reputation but from what I have read on AudioKarma has some unobtainable parts in the event it needed repair.