Designer

I have a Rotel receiver that lost the tuner right channel and is now losing the left (the reason for new equipment). It required repair twice before this. I'm on my second Rotel CD player. The first one crapped out. None of the pieces really impressed me.

Time for something different.


Edit: Ordered the units today. 20% off MSRP and free insured shipping. I think I'll be happy.
Thanks to everyone for their suggestions.

whalebird

Maybe a bit vintage, but I'm happy, so I don't care.
Adcom GTP-500II preamp
AdcomGFA-545II amp

certainly two channel, phono capable. Right now running thru "vintage" Fried Beta IV which far outperform my Von Schweigart(sp?) VR-1s in my limited environment, and admittedly ameature "ear".

NAD is nice stuff, I just about pulled the trigger on a NAD integrated amp at a pawn shop for $75 just to have it. I held off as it looked fishy, all the screws had obviously been removed etc.

cobalt

If you up your budget i have an amazing Accuphase integrated with phono amp for sale in the for sale section. This unit will outperform anything else mentioned but is not cheap. You get what you pay for with this stuff. If your interested i can offer you a special rennlist price.

Kevinmacd

Agreed Krell makes some great stuff. If you go with the Krell integrated then you pay big bucks for the surround processor if you decide to go home theather.
Adcom makes an AV receiver, lower cost then Krell stuff. You have NAD, Anthem,B&K receivers

sig_a

This McIntosh MA 6600 integrated amp and this McIntosh tuner module designed to make the MA 6600 integrated amp the first receiver offered by Mac since early 1990's: (also check out AudiogoN here: http://www.audiogon.com/)

sig_a

Here's a MAC 4100 Receiver from the late 1970's. I bought one on ebay nearly 10 years ago for about $600. I use it everyday. AudiogoN blue book said resale average is now nearly $900. Nice thing about old McIntosh gear; rebuild/repair by MAC factory at Binghamton, NY.

sig_a

This is one hell of a stand alone tuner for less than $90 at Amazon:

Sony XDR F1 HD (size is a small cigar box)

Read the C-NET review here:

http://reviews.cnet.com/radio-tuners...-32987435.html

Designer

^^
Thanks for that – it solves a problem for me. I can move the tuner-less Rotel to my workshop to replace the aging Denon and get this to regain radio.

sig_a

No Problem.

You'll love it. Picks up huge number of stations limited only by antenna location. Comes with a separate remote as well.

Doc GTO

When I went looking for a 2 channel unit I just went vintage and picked up a Luxman L105u Hybrid. Tube and solid state. It is an integrated amp so you just have to add a tuner which you can find numerous companies (NAD, Adcom, ect) for that. It also has a built in phone (which runs my Rotel RP6400),

Like so:
http://www.saturdayaudio.com/picture...n_lv105u_1.jpg

Designer

Got the units on Tuesday (tuner was on backorder) and have everything hooked up. An out-of-the-box review:

Arcam A38 integrated amp 105w/ch, older Rotel CD player & Revel F32 speakers:
Well. I had expected better sound, but I've been very impressed since the first few notes. Much more open. Improved bass. It's a cliché, but more musical. It really brought the Revels alive.

Arcam T32 tuner: I live in a rural area 50 miles north of Philly. For the past 17 years I've been trying to tune in my favorite 3 stations from there with limited success. The Arcam Solo connected to a Magnum DynaLab antenna that I have in my studio fares okay, but still needs to be in mono for clarity. The T32 brings them in strong and in stereo. Using the supplied dipole antenna.

Downside: The range of the remote sucks. Forget controlling from an angle – you need to be right in front of the unit. This is a big pain for my setup.

Other than that, I'm very happy.
('course that old CD player is looking like a weak link. *Sigh* The tail-chasing continues.)

A big thanks to everyone for your suggestions.

klm2500hd

Get an infrared repeater, it will expand the range of the remote. I can point my remote almost any direction in the room and it picks up the signal and sends it to the receiver.

Maleficio

Does anyone like Carver anymore?

http://www.carversound.com

http://cgi.ebay.com/Carver-C-1-Pream...item2310271f83

speedfreek155

I have a McIntosh MA6900 and love it , it drives a pair of Legacy Audio's , but it is big . Also have a older Luxman , and NAD pieces They drive a pr of JBL L20t3's and a pair of PSB's , all sound great within there own sound characteristics . NuForce makes some really nice sounding small equipment , that might fit the bill.

Doc GTO

I have a beautiful RP6400 turntable. I LOVE it!!!