Disappointments..Musical fidelity Pre amp 3a and MA 50 Monoblocks..
Great with Classical no spank with rock,,doubled your power bills,,ran really hot,,not practical in a small house in summer,,took ages to stabilise,,then went mushy after a couple of hours..I was using 90 db sensitive speakers with an easy load,,my 8 watt Wright Audio drives them no problem,,this was after the Amps had been sent back to the factory for a service..
Pioneer A9 my Nad 3020 seemed much more powerful,,it also sounded thin..Pretty awful I thought..
KR Audio,,again I found it very coloured and over warm..The transformer went into meltdown one day..I replaced it with a Wright Audio and never looked back..
I know this may draw the knives of fellow vinyl lovers but the SME 3009 series 2 improved..I have a 3009 series 3s not as bad but still the worst arm I own..
Goldring1000 series cartridges,,no thanks..