RE: The comparison I would like to see

Posted by Crazy Dave (A) on March 13, 2014 at 12:27:38

In Reply to: The comparison I would like to see posted by DavidLD on March 12, 2014 at 09:02:07:

I have no desire to shell out my hard earned money for a receiver that doesn't interest me in the least. Also, when I discovered that I could get separates for around the same price and receivers and integrated amps, I lost interest in the latter. However, I do have some experience. I volunteer for a NAMI Thrift store testing and pricing equipment for them. I test a lot of receivers, both new and old and this is what I have generally found. The newer stuff sounds alright on an easy load, but if driving a tough load or pushed hard, they lose it. They do not live up to there power rating and clip quite easily. Also, the tuners universally suck. In other words, they are paragons of mediocrity, designed to be tossed in 3 years.

The older better brands are built like tanks, sound great, exceed their power ratings and have tuners that rival my TOL separate tuners. I am talking about Denon, Yamaha, Nikko, Luxman, NAD, Proton (NAD and Proton are not built like tanks), and Sansui. Even the inexpensive Technics receivers are better than the new junk.

Dave

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Topic - The comparison I would like to see - DavidLD 09:02:07 03/12/14 (20)

RE: The comparison I would like to see - Crazy Dave 12:27:38 03/13/14 (2)

Is that the NAMI store by White Flint in Rockville? - vinyl phanatic 13:11:18 03/14/14 (1)

RE: Is that the NAMI store by White Flint in Rockville? - Crazy Dave 12:02:45 03/17/14 (0)

Had one around 2002 or so - airtime 06:20:59 03/13/14 (0)

It's not just about the sound,,,it's so much more than that. - viridian 21:14:15 03/12/14 (1)

Agreed - airtime 06:38:46 03/13/14 (0)

I did what you suggested unintentionally - Otis1 19:20:11 03/12/14 (0)

RE: The comparison I would like to see - xaudiomanx 17:49:02 03/12/14 (2)

RE: The comparison I would like to see - airtime 07:31:56 03/13/14 (1)

RE: The comparison I would like to see - FRG7SWL 10:54:09 03/13/14 (0)

Yes... - E-Stat 13:55:45 03/12/14 (0)

Not me - Alex F. 12:50:44 03/12/14 (4)

RE: Not me - Brian Levy 14:24:42 03/12/14 (3)

RE: Not me - Alex F. 21:23:21 03/12/14 (2)

RE: Not me - Brian Levy 05:57:15 03/21/14 (1)

More memories - Alex F. 15:56:28 03/21/14 (0)

not exactly what you seek but - mhardy6647 11:03:45 03/12/14 (3)

RE: not exactly what you seek but - DavidLD 11:15:59 03/12/14 (2)

D'oh :-) - mhardy6647 13:52:16 03/12/14 (1)

RE: D'oh :-) - DavidLD 14:10:01 03/12/14 (0)

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RE: The comparison I would like to see - Crazy Dave 12:27:38 03/13/14 (2)

Is that the NAMI store by White Flint in Rockville? - vinyl phanatic 13:11:18 03/14/14 (1)

RE: Is that the NAMI store by White Flint in Rockville? - Crazy Dave 12:02:45 03/17/14 (0)

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