Technics - SE-A5
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Are you purchasing from a business or a private party? More risk involved if buying from a private party period.
It would also help if you mention what is the equipment you're thinking of purchasing, especially if you have questions about servicing. So...what is the Technics SE-A5?
It would also help if you mention what is the equipment you're thinking of purchasing, especially if you have questions about servicing. So...what is the Technics SE-A5?
Why the pull towards the SE-A5? I'll admit it does look nice. I'm guessing you have to pay for shipping, probably from Japan and that won't be cheap. You'll also need to pay for a bucking transformer. Unless the pull for this unit is too great, I'd stick to finding something suitable in the states.
lini
just me...
Uhm - for which speakers?
Asking that, because I still remember a public presentation here in Munich around the mid to late 80s. Back then the Saturn-Hansa at the Theresienhöhe presented their new, improved hifi department, and part of that presentation was a demo system with a Technics pre-/power-amp combo, which to me appeared to be the SU-A6MK2 & SE-A5MK2, powering a pair of Infinity RS 1(A/B?). Or rather not powering these, to be more exact, 'cause one could easily hear, that the power-amp would run out of juice at every bass drum beat. And I remember that so well, as I was sitting pretty much in the middle of several rows of chairs, and when I turned around, I saw loudspeaker developer and manufacturer Gerald Gessner - and we would both exchange a roll-eyes and a big grin to comment on the quality of the demonstration.
In other words, to me that power-amp would appear somewhat lacking in terms of load stability - so in case you'd need something for rather demanding speakers, an SE-A5(MK2) might be a questionable choice.
Greetings from Munich!
Manfred / lini
I actually read that also! I have a pair of ads L1090s that are very stable at around 8ohms so that what I would probably use with that.
I think I talked myself out of the technics. If it landed in my lap, I would go for it, but it doesn’t see really worth it. Right now I have a Rotel rb980bx in this stack which has no issue driving 4 ohm loads so it would probably be a downgrade sound wise. She is a looker though!
I think I talked myself out of the technics. If it landed in my lap, I would go for it, but it doesn’t see really worth it. Right now I have a Rotel rb980bx in this stack which has no issue driving 4 ohm loads so it would probably be a downgrade sound wise. She is a looker though!