nice amp the rest not so much

TNHNDYMAN
TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
edited March 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
I saw this on CL and called the guy. I was interested in the amp by itself but he won't seperate. The TT is a Pioneer PL-670 and I don't know that it would be an upgrade from my current Kenwood DK-9XB. The casssette is a JVC KD-10 and I haven't found much info on it... but it's probably a little better than what I have currently. The Fisher speakers seem to bring around $50 plus $50 ship on ebay so I would probably try to sell them locally. The CD appears to be a basic Realistic nothing really special. So the key ? is how high would you go to try to get the amp and the rest be considered just extra gravy to sell as time allows. If he will take $200 I may jump on it, I plan to go by and see them Tue or Wed. Anyone here have any experience w/ the amp or other components? Opinions appreciated. Thanks.
2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited March 2011
    What amp? You don't mention what it is.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited March 2011
    Thanks heiney9-- I'm an idiot, had the wife and my 16mo in my ear and forgot to post the link and the amp is a kenwood KR 9400. This is what I get when I don't preview.

    http://tricities.craigslist.org/ele/2242856431.html

    Thanks,
    Travis
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited March 2011
    TNHNDYMAN wrote: »
    Thanks heiney9-- I'm an idiot, had the wife and my 16mo in my ear and forgot to post the link and the amp is a kenwood KR 9400. This is what I get when I don't preview.

    http://tricities.craigslist.org/ele/2242856431.html

    Thanks,
    Travis

    That's a vintage receiver, not an amp.

    If you've got your heart set on a vintage Kenwood - then do what your heart tells you.

    I think flipping all of the other stuff just to get that receiver would be too much work, imo. Look for a better deal.

    Are you really looking for a receiver or just an amp?

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited March 2011
    You're right of course Eric, it is an integrated vintage piece. The kenwood would just be for fun for 2 channel listening. I'm currently using a vintage Pioneer SA-6500 II rated at 30wpc and believe this Kenwood is rated around 120wpc so I thought it might be a nice addition to my gear. Having the built in tuner would be a nice plus as well as I'm hoping the phono section might have less noise than my current Pio which needs a good cleaning. If he would sell the KR9400 for $150 by itself, I'd probably jump all over it and be happy, I'm just not sure I can justify spending close to $300 and have to take the time to part out the rest.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited March 2011
    Those speakers have a classic vintage look to them, maybe get them and find some killer drivers to replace the originals? I like the kenwood receiver.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited March 2011
    ^ yeah the speakers look like nice cabienets, and they are Fisher xp65's which seem to be an ok vintage spk but nothing really special.. I'll stick to my Monitor 7 and 10's and try to flip these if I decide to pick them up. It's the integrated tuner/amp that I'm really interested and seems to have some love over on AK so I really don't know.
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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