Sunfire or B&K

Hoosierbronco
Hoosierbronco Posts: 60
edited January 2010 in Electronics
Back ground :http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=93523

First off , after tons of lurking and even more research , I want to thank everyone here for all the great info. I have found so far. I'd also like to thank whomever for the good search function this site has.

Sooo , I'm getting caught back up on what is current.
I'm looking at pre/pros right now.

It seems that B&K and Sunfire both have great reputations. I'm looking at B&K reference series and Sunfire's TGP 's - used market.

More accurately , a TGP-4 vs a REF-50-S2 .....

Any clear cut winner here , and why ? , or will either do nicely for me.

What I'm putting together right now will serve as my basic living room stuff , until the basement entertainment room is built.

Looking towards Carver/Sunfire/B&K amps also ....
Plasma : Panny 54G25
Receiver : antique Sony :mad:
BD/DVD/CD : OPPO BDP 93
Fronts : Polk Monitor 10B
Center : CSi5
no rears yet , no sub ... Looking at RTia3's first then 9's and a NAD T 747 ... maybe
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,001
    edited January 2010
    I would steer you towards a TGP-5 for the simple reason that it does allow for hdmi connections whereas the TGP-4 does not. The 5 does not support HDMI audio however. I am not familiar with BK gear so cannot comment there. You are more than welcome to come on down and take a listen to my rig if you like.


    John
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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 MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

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  • Hoosierbronco
    Hoosierbronco Posts: 60
    edited January 2010
    HA , I saw your sig. awhile ago and meant to start up that dialog :)

    Thanks for the reply.

    Now , if I got this right , HDMI in's & outs are switches only. Correct ?
    It would be nice to have that capability , but since it is so new , those devices are still $$$ !

    Who knows , by the time the rec. room is finished , they may be where I'd want them price-wise.

    Eric
    Plasma : Panny 54G25
    Receiver : antique Sony :mad:
    BD/DVD/CD : OPPO BDP 93
    Fronts : Polk Monitor 10B
    Center : CSi5
    no rears yet , no sub ... Looking at RTia3's first then 9's and a NAD T 747 ... maybe
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 26,001
    edited January 2010
    The TGP5 can be had for about 900/1200 right now so the dollar factor is not so far out of whack.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2800 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 MiND2 Shunyata Triton/Typhon Rotel RP9400 Turntable

    “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

    How many flies need to be buzzing a dead horse before you guys stop beating it?
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  • Hoosierbronco
    Hoosierbronco Posts: 60
    edited January 2010
    Here is what I let slip by .... just had a bad feeling .... didn't bid.

    Prolly look for a nice minty older model of either.
    Try to jump into this on the cheap side and see what works for me before I look at laying out bigger money.

    Curious about Sunfire's future , they just went through Chap.11.
    Plasma : Panny 54G25
    Receiver : antique Sony :mad:
    BD/DVD/CD : OPPO BDP 93
    Fronts : Polk Monitor 10B
    Center : CSi5
    no rears yet , no sub ... Looking at RTia3's first then 9's and a NAD T 747 ... maybe
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  • Hoosierbronco
    Hoosierbronco Posts: 60
    edited January 2010
    nice link ... not

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140377047824&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&autorefresh=true
    Plasma : Panny 54G25
    Receiver : antique Sony :mad:
    BD/DVD/CD : OPPO BDP 93
    Fronts : Polk Monitor 10B
    Center : CSi5
    no rears yet , no sub ... Looking at RTia3's first then 9's and a NAD T 747 ... maybe
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited January 2010
    You might what to check the Integra 9.9 pre-pro.
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Hoosierbronco
    Hoosierbronco Posts: 60
    edited January 2010
    HEY ! Nice .....reviews sound promising , and there is actually an Integra dealer here in my little town.
    Plasma : Panny 54G25
    Receiver : antique Sony :mad:
    BD/DVD/CD : OPPO BDP 93
    Fronts : Polk Monitor 10B
    Center : CSi5
    no rears yet , no sub ... Looking at RTia3's first then 9's and a NAD T 747 ... maybe
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