910ken
Active Member
I know a lot of this is opinion and subjective. But also there are things like ease of service, or known weak areas, or bang for the buck. It seams like Fisher and H. H. Scott are on top, but what about Knight, Harmon Kardon, Pilot, Strom burgh Carlson, Heathkit, etc.. Even Lafayette or Kenwood.
I am eventually going to splurge and get one of these. McIntosh is really out of my range. So, to get a really good taste of the tube sound do I need to pony up and get a Fisher or even an ST70? I have a couple consoles but they are still projects. I was thinking of getting a recapped integrated in the mean time. I just don't want to spend in the $300 and not be getting what I really want. What would be the models to go for on the various brands. I have a Maggie 9304 and it is so different when I run the preamp out of my Marantz 2250b. I would like to hear the all tube sound though.
Also, I am just trying to have fun with this hobby so would appreciate some conversation on this topic. I am sure it has been touched on before. I have learned a lot from this site. Thaks, Ken
I am eventually going to splurge and get one of these. McIntosh is really out of my range. So, to get a really good taste of the tube sound do I need to pony up and get a Fisher or even an ST70? I have a couple consoles but they are still projects. I was thinking of getting a recapped integrated in the mean time. I just don't want to spend in the $300 and not be getting what I really want. What would be the models to go for on the various brands. I have a Maggie 9304 and it is so different when I run the preamp out of my Marantz 2250b. I would like to hear the all tube sound though.
Also, I am just trying to have fun with this hobby so would appreciate some conversation on this topic. I am sure it has been touched on before. I have learned a lot from this site. Thaks, Ken