Gary in MD
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Folks:
Just a quick note to let you know that my experiment with my Nikko NA-890 continues, and I love this thing. Periodic age-related noise aside, I think it is actually better than the Odyssey Cyclops in driving the LCD-3s. I'm running it through my Mills resistor box (another source of periodic noise, as the connectors aren't real tight), and it is a perfect match. Better attack than the Odyssey, particularly on the high end, with no harshness and no loss of warmth. Incredible for an amp I bought 35 years ago. I did recently try the HP jack on it, and it is harsher than my box/tap setup, so I'm sticking with the main connections.
The only problem is that now I'm hunting eBay for vintage Nikko amps, particularly the Alpha series, which are supposedly a big step up from mine. I don't need another amp. I already have 2 that I'm not using right now (Cyclops and Millenia). I am writing to urge/beg/plead with all of you to please buy every Nikko amp on eBay and Audiogon IMMEDIATELY, so that I cannot act on this temptation.
Thanks in advance for your help in this matter....
And happy holidays to all.
Just a quick note to let you know that my experiment with my Nikko NA-890 continues, and I love this thing. Periodic age-related noise aside, I think it is actually better than the Odyssey Cyclops in driving the LCD-3s. I'm running it through my Mills resistor box (another source of periodic noise, as the connectors aren't real tight), and it is a perfect match. Better attack than the Odyssey, particularly on the high end, with no harshness and no loss of warmth. Incredible for an amp I bought 35 years ago. I did recently try the HP jack on it, and it is harsher than my box/tap setup, so I'm sticking with the main connections.
The only problem is that now I'm hunting eBay for vintage Nikko amps, particularly the Alpha series, which are supposedly a big step up from mine. I don't need another amp. I already have 2 that I'm not using right now (Cyclops and Millenia). I am writing to urge/beg/plead with all of you to please buy every Nikko amp on eBay and Audiogon IMMEDIATELY, so that I cannot act on this temptation.
Thanks in advance for your help in this matter....
And happy holidays to all.