What Amp to get....

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2009
    I've gotten stuff for free I've been disappointed in. Great price though!!!!

    I'm just saying; people have thrown him some pretty good choices and I feel he went with the lesser choice. But hey, if he ends up loving it compared to what he has.....then it's all good.

    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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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,419
    edited December 2009
    You will notr be disappointed with that Sunfire.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    You will notr be disappointed with that Sunfire.

    He didn't get the Sunfire.
    "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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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,419
    edited December 2009
    heiney9 wrote: »
    He didn't get the Sunfire.


    My bad... did not read down that far. I saw the picture and assumed that was the one.:o
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2009
    Jeez, these Sunfire fan boys are just as bad as those Emo fan boys.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,068
    edited December 2009
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    I can and do on a regular basis when I am listening.

    Which ear is picking up the 100db?
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2009
    Face wrote: »
    Jeez, these Sunfire fan boys are just as bad as those Emo fan boys.

    It does seem that way.

    I guess you and I are the only Pass fan boys :D

    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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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,419
    edited December 2009
    I am a fanboy of anything that improves my sound... but the EMO boys are by far the worst fanboi's there are. They are the only ones that seem incapable of accepting the fact that there is better stuff out there.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited December 2009
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I'm just saying; people have thrown him some pretty good choices and I feel he went with the lesser choice. But hey, if he ends up loving it compared to what he has.....then it's all good.

    H9

    Of those listed, the Sunfire would have been my pick. I have not been impressed with that particular vintage Luxman. Older Luxman a is different story, and I have seen (not heard) some impressive looking new stuff but it was all over seas and way out of reach monetarily.
    -Kevin
    HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
    2 Channel:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Squeezebox Touch
    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
    VTL 2.5
    McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
    B&W 801's
    Transparent IC's
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  • Cogito
    Cogito Posts: 122
    edited December 2009
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I am a fanboy of anything that improves my sound... but the EMO boys are by far the worst fanboi's there are. They are the only ones that seem incapable of accepting the fact that there is better stuff out there.

    Better? Certainly. But for the money, they offer a compelling option for sure.
    Hearing is believing.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited December 2009
    Compelling.................that's not the word I would use.

    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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  • bluecomet
    bluecomet Posts: 1,118
    edited December 2009
    I was looking at that Luxman M-117 you won. I just won another Luxman TP-117 pre amp. I will team it up with one of my M-117 amps. They sound great together. You will not be dissapointed with the M-117 and you got it at a great price. What pre amp and speakers will you be using. If I were you I would look for some SDA SRS 1.2's or 2.3tl's. Any of the SDA speakers sound excellent with the Luxman gear. If you don't like the Luxman amp let me know and I will take it off your hands. Enjoy.
    Polk HT system 1: LSIC, LSI25 mains, LSI F/X rears, Lsi F/X rear centers,
    Yamaha RX-V2500 System, Carver A753 3 channel amp.

    Polk HT system 2: , SRT system with f/x 1,000's rear speakers on 7.1 system currently using Onkyo TX-RZ820 receiver, powered by Sunfire Grand Theater amp

    Polk Speaker collection: SDA SRS 1.2tl x 2, SRT system, SDA SRS 2 P/B, SDA 2A, SDA 1C Studio, SDA CRS+, Monitor 7B & 4, SRS 3.1tl, RTA 15tl, LS90, LSI 9
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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited December 2009
    bluecomet wrote: »
    I was looking at that Luxman M-117 you won. I just won another Luxman TP-117 pre amp. I will team it up with one of my M-117 amps. They sound great together. You will not be dissapointed with the M-117 and you got it at a great price. What pre amp and speakers will you be using. If I were you I would look for some SDA SRS 1.2's or 2.3tl's. Any of the SDA speakers sound excellent with the Luxman gear. If you don't like the Luxman amp let me know and I will take it off your hands. Enjoy.

    I am going to use this with some moded (sonicaps, mills, still going to get the 198s)3.1TLs, and an AMC 1030as tube pre-amp. I will wait and see how it sounds. I'll have it on Wednsday. I am hoping it will be as good as people are saying. If nothing else, for the price I got it at, it'll be a "good experiment".
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    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,565
    edited December 2009
    Looking forward to your impressions.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited December 2009
    F1nut wrote: »
    Looking forward to your impressions.

    Well, so far I can only get the right channel to come out of both the left and right speakers. This makes my listening impression somewhat slanted about this amp. Please see my post in 2 Channel Audio for full explanation. On an upside, I also got a Aragon 8008bb amp for $800.00 shipped. I read this is a phenominal amp for the money. I hope it works and sounds better than this Luxman amp....:( Please see the Luxman M117 post in 2 channel audio and hpefully someone can help me figure out what's going on with the amp.
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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