My Yamaha R-1000 Finally Died!

[Joaquin Tall]

Hello All,

As you can well imagine, I have no idea as to what is available to replace
this unit. I've gone to several of the "big box" stores but there is so much
to choose from. I haven't shopped for audio equipment for over 20 years!

I have over 2,000 vinyl albums and will hook up my Dual turntable to the new
unit. If the new unit has AM & FM, all the better! That's about all I need.
Looking for a unit around $150-$250. Is that realistic?

Just seeking good sound and reliability. Something around 100-150 watts RMS.

Can you make some recommendations or direct me to a website where I can sort
through the info and educate myself?

Many thanks for taking the time to respond!

Alain

[Trevor Wilson[_2_]]

"Joaquin Tall" > wrote in message
...
> Hello All,
>
> As you can well imagine, I have no idea as to what is available to replace
> this unit. I've gone to several of the "big box" stores but there is so
> much to choose from. I haven't shopped for audio equipment for over 20
> years!
>
> I have over 2,000 vinyl albums and will hook up my Dual turntable to the
> new unit. If the new unit has AM & FM, all the better! That's about all I
> need. Looking for a unit around $150-$250. Is that realistic?
>
> Just seeking good sound and reliability. Something around 100-150 watts
> RMS.
>
> Can you make some recommendations or direct me to a website where I can
> sort through the info and educate myself?
>
> Many thanks for taking the time to respond!

**What's wrong with your RX1000 and why can't you arrange to have it
repaired?

Trevor Wilson

[dizzy]

Joaquin Tall wrote:

>Hello All,
>
>As you can well imagine, I have no idea as to what is available to replace
>this unit. I've gone to several of the "big box" stores but there is so much
>to choose from. I haven't shopped for audio equipment for over 20 years!
>
>I have over 2,000 vinyl albums and will hook up my Dual turntable to the new
>unit. If the new unit has AM & FM, all the better! That's about all I need.
>Looking for a unit around $150-$250. Is that realistic?
>
>Just seeking good sound and reliability. Something around 100-150 watts RMS.

Are you on welfare? You have 2,000 albums, that I assume that you
enjoy listening-to, and, appearently, you've had 20 years to save-up
for your next audio upgrade. All you want to spend is $250?

How old are you? Maybe you should consider that the next receiver you
buy may be the last one you ever need to buy. Maybe you should stop
squeezing each penny until you can't discern Abe Lincoln's face, and
buy yourself something of high quality and high performance.

[George M. Middius]

dippy tries some 'borg-style "counseling".

> >Looking for a unit around $150-$250. Is that realistic?
> >Just seeking good sound and reliability. Something around 100-150 watts RMS.

> Are you on welfare? You have 2,000 albums, that I assume that you
> enjoy listening-to, and, appearently, you've had 20 years to save-up
> for your next audio upgrade. All you want to spend is $250?

Note to Snottyborg Jr.: He didn't say anything about "want to spend". He
named a price range.

> How old are you? Maybe you should consider that the next receiver you
> buy may be the last one you ever need to buy. Maybe you should stop
> squeezing each penny until you can't discern Abe Lincoln's face, and
> buy yourself something of high quality and high performance.

Most likely he has to balance a desire for home entertainment against
other ongoing expenses of greater magnitude. Among them might be elder
care for parents, higher education for children, or medical expenses for
anybody in his family.

Oh wait, I forgot -- you're a sociopath and a social pariah, and you
have no clue about family obligations. Of course you wouldn't be able to
understand that other people's priorities might push entertainment down
from the top of the list.

Please go on with your criminal activities and living moment to moment,
dickie. There's always another gullible old lady or trusting pen pal for
criminals to bail you out.

[Arny Krueger]

"Joaquin Tall" > wrote in
message
> Hello All,
>
> As you can well imagine, I have no idea as to what is
> available to replace this unit. I've gone to several of
> the "big box" stores but there is so much to choose from.
> I haven't shopped for audio equipment for over 20 years!

The price-performance of audio gear has continued to improve. The
configuration of mainstream equipment has changed. One of the big
configuration changes is that it harder to find reasonably priced things
with only 2 channels, and built-in phono preamps are like hen's teeth.

> I have over 2,000 vinyl albums and will hook up my Dual
> turntable to the new unit.

You can buy yourself some flexibility by obtaining an outboard phono preamp.
Equipment with built-in phono preamps is only going to get harder to find.
Here's the biggest selection of phono preamps in one place that I know of:

http://www.kabusa.com/phonpre.htm

> If the new unit has AM & FM, all the better!

The bad news is that AM and FM as you knew it are already being obsolesced.
If you expect to be able to listen to everything that is being broadcast,
you need to consider that HD AM & FM are probably the future. In low-cost
receivers, that means more outboard equipment like this:

http://www.radios4you.com/sangean-HDR-1.html

> That's about all I need. Looking for a
> unit around $150-$250. Is that realistic?

The cheapest receiver that is worth hooking to speakers runs around $80.
But, if you add what it takes to meet reasonable needs, you end up in the
$350 range. OTOH, I don't know if there are any all-in-one solutions.

> Just seeking good sound and reliability. Something around
> 100-150 watts RMS.

IME, 100 wpc is plenty for the typical 2 channel system.

I just hosted a hi-fi club meeting with about 30 attendees. The main system
in the 15 x 25 x 9 meeting room was composed of a $80 100 wpc Sherwood
receiver, and a pair of suffit-mounted Boston Acoustics CR-9 speakers. This
system ran for most of the meeting - several hours, playing a variety of
digital transcriptions of classic 50s and 60s jazz organ LPs. Everybody,
even the most critical listeners with far more elaborate systems at home,
seemed to be pleased. Several people noticed the subwoofer in the room, and
commented favorably about the quality of the bass. They reacted with
surprise when I pointed out that it was not hooked up. ;-)

I shouldn't have been surprised how nicely about 30 adult humans work as
sound absorbers in the normally excessively-live room. But, I was.

[Clyde Slick]

On 15 Noi, 08:33, "Arny Krueger" > wrote:



>
> I just hosted a hi-fi club meeting with about 30 attendees. The main system
> in the 15 x 25 x 9 meeting room was composed of a $80 100 wpc Sherwood
> receiver, and a pair of suffit-mounted Boston Acoustics CR-9 speakers.

Your neighborhood Best Buy seems on the small side.