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In Reply to: RE: Will look at resistors. posted by Blackdog on May 25, 2015 at 17:18:30
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Hi, Mark,
I've been reading this thread with interest because I've been using a MF A3.5 integrated since 2007 and have been enjoying it a lot. It's been the only pre/power source through upgrades in the turntable, phono stage and cartridge, a CD player (including a tube buffer and DAC), and speakers. With each change in the system I could easily hear the improvements in sound. (Well, one speaker "upgrade" turned out to be a downgrade and I quickly replaced them with a true upgrade.) So good or bad, right or wrong, my stereo has basically been built around the A3.5. All I can say in my defense is that the system sounds very, very good and I haven't had the urge to upgrade anything for some time now.
But, I know that the A3.5 is getting older and have wondered what an upgraded pre/power source might sound like. Trouble is, I'm not sure what the next step up might be in a modern integrated amp. Parasound's new Halo Integrated? I'm not in any hurry to find out and I may decide to go ahead and have the A3.5 rebuilt when the time comes. What have you been considering?
Regards,
Tom
Hi Tom- glad you posted!
This thread has likely given the impression that I'm unhappy with the 3.5, but honestly that's not at all the case. It's a great unit; normally it's used in my back-room system though now it's doing temp duty as the bass panel amp for my newly bi-amped Maggie 3.6's until I pick up something more ideal. Anyway, the fact is that most (all?) non-cost-is-no-object components like the A3.5 are built to a price point, with good-to-very good, but not premium, parts inside. So, just as a fun project, I was looking at making it perhaps even just a little better with some parts upgrades, as people often do with other components. Probably won't now, based on advice here; no sense in wasting money for nothing.
As regards possible replacements, the Parasound and the newer MF's would come to mind. But refurbishing this one would certainly be very acceptable.
Mark in NC
"The thought that life could be better is woven indelibly into our hearts and our brains" -Paul Simon
Tom
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