Hate the new forum, but love my new amp
PSOVLSK
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The blue is better, but only slightly. Unless more changes are made I'm afraid this forum is done. That's not a knee-jerk reaction since it's been several weeks and let's be honest, activity seems to be slower now than right after the change was made. I think many of us gave it chance, but many are now out.
But the good news is that I just picked up a new to me Sunfire Cinema Grand. The better news is that I got it close to a DSkip craigslist find price. Well not that good, but still not bad. Mint condition and caps have been replaced:)
This is without question the best amp I have owned. The NAD it replaces is no slouch, but music is more dynamic, with a "crispness" that I can't really describe. There's just a sparkle to my music that wasn't there before. I'll eventually watch a movie and see how it performs, but for now I'm wearing out my CD collection.
But the good news is that I just picked up a new to me Sunfire Cinema Grand. The better news is that I got it close to a DSkip craigslist find price. Well not that good, but still not bad. Mint condition and caps have been replaced:)
This is without question the best amp I have owned. The NAD it replaces is no slouch, but music is more dynamic, with a "crispness" that I can't really describe. There's just a sparkle to my music that wasn't there before. I'll eventually watch a movie and see how it performs, but for now I'm wearing out my CD collection.
Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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Congrats man!
I just scored me a B&K 200.5 for a low low price as well.
Amps all around!"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Congratulations. Maybe all new threads should start with "Hate the new forum, but....".
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EndersShadow wrote: »Congrats man!
I just scored me a B&K 200.5 for a low low price as well.
Amps all around!
Oddly enough, your threads about amps and the Rotel in the FM are actually what got me started looking for something else. So yeah, thanks!
Can't wait to hear what you think of the B&K. I may have to run one of those through here at some point as I always heard great things about them.Congratulations. Maybe all new threads should start with "Hate the new forum, but....".
I guess I should take advantage of the new features and "Like" this...or maybe "Agree"...or I could "LOL."
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Just remember PSOVLSK, that a fellow forum member helped you get a new amp
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Congrats! I love my Sunfire. Which one did you pick up?____________________________________________________________
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I have a Sunfire TGA-5400 amp in my HT/surround/stereo system and it works and sounds great. I guess it is getting close to 10 years old now, and was the most expensive single component I had bought up to that time. While it still works great, I recently added my Cambridge-Audio 840W amps into this system for the fronts. Interestingly, the Sunfire seems to sound even better now that it is only driving the center and two surrounds.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
Three 20 amp circuits. -
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Congrats! I loved the 300x2 and the sigII when i had them. Great sounding units.
On the forum comment, I wonder if people can't find it. I posted in another thread about not being re-directed to the new forum. If you go to the old one, or if you have it bookmarked, it had a coming soon or site down for maintenance message and now it just comes up page not found. This also messed up google searches. So, I wonder if some people can't find it. They should have kept the same naming when they re-did the site. Old was like polkaudio/forum new is forum.polkaudio.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's. -
Just remember PSOVLSK, that a fellow forum member helped you get a new amp
We all gotta stick together !!!
Ok I need more of the backstory now lol.....
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EndersShadow wrote: »Congrats man!
I just scored me a B&K 200.5 for a low low price as well.
Amps all around!
Oddly enough, your threads about amps and the Rotel in the FM are actually what got me started looking for something else. So yeah, thanks!
Can't wait to hear what you think of the B&K. I may have to run one of those through here at some point as I always heard great things about them.
Yup I am thinking I will be happy with it.
That rotel was a deal but the B&K came in a couple bills less which mean more money for other upgrades lol.
Now you will need to post some more pics of the setup.
I'm redoing my rack tomorrow night to prep for that amp and gonna try to get some better pics of my setup since I haven't posted any really good ones lately....
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Congrats...Sunfire and polk is a great combo!!!My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160
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200x5Congrats! I love my Sunfire. Which one did you pick up?
Because your thread inspired my search.EndersShadow wrote: »
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200x5Congrats! I love my Sunfire. Which one did you pick up?
Because your thread inspired my search.EndersShadow wrote: »
Gotcha. It sounded like some other forum folks helped you find/acquire the unit lol.
Glad you got a Sunfire.
They were on my list (Cinema Grand and TGA) but both a bit outside my range.
Enjoy it man!
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
