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Advent large speakers, need upgrade advice
Hello,
I have 2 large Advent speakers, a Pioneer SX1010 receiver/amp, and a Sony belt-drive turntable. What is the best way to upgrade my system, keeping the Advents? Should I get a Phase Linear 700? If I did how should I hook it up? I have seen the article about the Double Advents but I am not sure I want to do that. Should I get a Technics 1200 or 1210 turntable? Thanks, Kenaan |
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The Technics 1200 is a very nice table for the money.
I'd discourage the idea about the Phase Linear 700. It's a very old power amp (35 years or so) and may be difficult to obtain parts. I've also heard rumors they can self-distruct. If you're interested in a power amp upgrade look into a more recent Rotel, Adcom, NAD or one of the mid-line power amps. My stereo system is all Mark Levinson, but I bought a Rotel 1075 five channel power amp for my 5.1 surround system for a home theater and have been very happy with it. They make a nice product at a competitive price. You can either buy new or if looking for a bargain look at eBay or Audiogon. "kenaan" wrote in message ... Hello, I have 2 large Advent speakers, a Pioneer SX1010 receiver/amp, and a Sony belt-drive turntable. What is the best way to upgrade my system, keeping the Advents? Should I get a Phase Linear 700? If I did how should I hook it up? I have seen the article about the Double Advents but I am not sure I want to do that. Should I get a Technics 1200 or 1210 turntable? Thanks, Kenaan |
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"kenaan" wrote in message
... Hello, I have 2 large Advent speakers, a Pioneer SX1010 receiver/amp, and a Sony belt-drive turntable. What is the best way to upgrade my system, keeping the Advents? Should I get a Phase Linear 700? If I did how should I hook it up? I have seen the article about the Double Advents but I am not sure I want to do that. Should I get a Technics 1200 or 1210 turntable? I'd trade the Pioneer for a set of separates that makes good tuners and has a good phono section....probably NAD. Then listen to your phono via this setup, and see how it sounds to you. If phono is main source of your enjoyment, then trade up to perhaps a Project 7 turntable and cartridge. Doubling the Advents does work to open up imaging, but a single pair on stands can sound very fine. I'd worry about that last (if at all). JM2CW |
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kenaan wrote:
Hello, I have 2 large Advent speakers, a Pioneer SX1010 receiver/amp, and a Sony belt-drive turntable. What is the best way to upgrade my system, keeping the Advents? Should I get a Phase Linear 700? If I did how should I hook it up? I have seen the article about the Double Advents but I am not sure I want to do that. Should I get a Technics 1200 or 1210 turntable? Thanks, Kenaan The first question is, why do you want to upgrade? If you're looking for better sound generally, either the turntable or the speakers are candidates. Assuming the Pioneer is still in good working order, you are unlikely to get much bang for your buck replacing it, especially given the rest of your system. "A Sony belt-drive turntable" is pretty vague. Which one, how old, what cartridge, and how old is that? From the age of your receiver, I'm guessing the answer to two of those questions is, "Very old." In that case, that's the thing I would replace first. But recommendations would depend on your budget, which you haven't specified. Turntable aside, I'd replace the speakers before I'd replace the receiver. (And that's not to dis the speakers, BTW.) bob |
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jav wrote:
The Technics 1200 is a very nice table for the money. If you're talking about the Technics Sl-1200MK2 or or 5, yeah, that's a great and legendary DJ turntable, with emphasis on the word DJ CD |
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