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In Reply to: RE: NAD C315BEE and Vandersteen 2C Signature II posted by musicalchap on January 17, 2010 at 10:58:18:
PHOTO: My cluttered 2005 office system when testing three vintage tuners (McIntosh MR67 and MR77, Revox B160). On the right is the Audio Research LS3 and D130 amplifier. The grey box upper left is a Peavey VMP-2 tube microphone preamplifier. Speakers then were Infinity Primus 360.
musicalchap,
I only checked Amazon's price, and see the NAD C352 is about $800. There are no Audio Research amplifiers on me list currently offered on Audiogon, but I see for example a D300 (160W) at $1,150- this was $4,000 new. It seems to me stretching a bit on the budget could provide your friend with 20 years of a very high standard sound. As I mentioned, the other ARC amplifiers on my list should be closer to the NAD price- the last D130 I saw was, I think, about $750.
If your friend is replacing a receiver, is he looking for a preamplifier as well? Personally, I would start with the preamp as it sort of sets the general personality of the system.
Cheers,
Bambi B
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