Onkyo amp-preamp

Msabot1
Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
edited November 2012 in Electronics
Just wondering,have a chance to pick up beautiful p-304 and m-504 onkyo integra set.Have not recearched this gear. Anyone out there familiar with this? Looks brand new!
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited October 2012
    Msabot1 wrote: »
    Just wondering,have a chance to pick up beautiful p-304 and m-504 onkyo integra set.Have not recearched this gear. Anyone out there familiar with this? Looks brand new!

    I know folksk liked the 504 but if I remember correctly it tends to get a bit hot when warmed up. If you think its a good price, go for it!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited October 2012
    Welcome to Club Polk!


    If you can get both of those for a good price, they're worth it. I have the P-304 which is a nice pre-amp in the budget category, has a very capable phono section, and is pretty quiet. The 504, which I've heard, is also a decent power amp in that circa $300+/- category. Onkyo pres can go from 100-200?

    cnh
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited October 2012
    Wow, two threads about this combo in the same day? Below is what I posted in the other thread. Also, my M504 which I have had since new....never runs hot. And I guess I've never really heard or read that about this amp.
    I've had a M504 since it was new. I love this amp! Very solid performer IMO. The P301 and P304 are excellent preamps to mate with the M504. I've never had any issues with mine whatsoever. Someday I want to do the LED mod to mine.

    Congrats on scoring that amp!
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    edited November 2012
    Hey,have to tell ya I scored both units for just over four bills! This equipment was made for serious sound pressure levels,yet performs quite nicely at low volume settings....good head-end. Can't believe this is no longer in production either! Someone definitely goofed on that decision. Have a vintage pair of monitor 10b's and man have they come alive! Production mid 90's and neither has a scratch! I'm gassed!!!
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  • SugarmillMan
    SugarmillMan Posts: 175
    edited November 2012
    Msabot1 wrote: »
    Hey,have to tell ya I scored both units for just over four bills! This equipment was made for serious sound pressure levels,yet performs quite nicely at low volume settings....good head-end. Can't believe this is no longer in production either! Someone definitely goofed on that decision. Have a vintage pair of monitor 10b's and man have they come alive! Production mid 90's and neither has a scratch! I'm gassed!!!

    Congrats. Keep a watch on the temperatures of the Onkyo pre-amp. You may need to consider a USB run fan, but I'm not sure.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited November 2012
    You're not sure?? Where did you hear that it ran hot? I've had that pre before and it never ran hot.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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