Okey, Im new so bear with me, but from what I can tell, specification standards are kind of fuzzy in my mind between modern and vintage tech. Currently I have a kenwood KA7100, and I am buying a 1980 pioneer SA710 & its big brother the SA810 off E-bay (couldn't find any info on the florescent meter 810 so I bought it on a hunch. Heres hoping its 80wRMS!
Anyways, my question as a budget-minded carnosaure is how does the respected behringer A500 compare with a similarly priced $180 vintage integrated amp like a pioneer SA8800, or my Kenwood for instance? I am primarily looking at the Objective state of technology, however, I am very curious about listening impressions, from those who have had experience with these or similar examples. If all is the same or comparable I will default to vintage because I like real brushed metal and heavy knobs
I use a Denon CD player, bought an M-audio soundcard, use 12AWG cables, Quality Dayton audio RCA cables. and Have a Respected set of DIY loudspeakers using Dayton and Seas drivers: Natalie Portman/ModulaMTM design. So my system should not have any profound bottlenecks keeping this information from being useful.
Anyways, my question as a budget-minded carnosaure is how does the respected behringer A500 compare with a similarly priced $180 vintage integrated amp like a pioneer SA8800, or my Kenwood for instance? I am primarily looking at the Objective state of technology, however, I am very curious about listening impressions, from those who have had experience with these or similar examples. If all is the same or comparable I will default to vintage because I like real brushed metal and heavy knobs
I use a Denon CD player, bought an M-audio soundcard, use 12AWG cables, Quality Dayton audio RCA cables. and Have a Respected set of DIY loudspeakers using Dayton and Seas drivers: Natalie Portman/ModulaMTM design. So my system should not have any profound bottlenecks keeping this information from being useful.