Ok this is my opinion for what its worth, there's a really nice bargain-priced amp out there with surround-soung, yep its only 5.1 but if you're looking for a genuine bargain and you're really interested in 2 channel sound rather than really interested in rearranging your room for surround-sound and you just want a good stereo amp (despite the extra 5.1 affect) then take a look at the unit found at http://www.oo.com.au/Multi_Channel_Power_Amplifier_P7417.cfm Of course the other way you can go is to do some digging and find that second-hand treasure for a song, too many to mention here <smile>. but one model I like which seems to come up every so often around the traps is the Technics SUZ11, its a very small slim line AMp and delivers 50 watts RMS per channel, its small enough to tuck under your arm so if you're in the habit of rearanging things or needing an amp small enough to take to a small hall with a bit of punch then this is the amp. Not much to rave about in the features steaks, just 3 inputs (fono, AUX and Tuner) and 2 stereo speaker outputs (A and B) but in the Hi-Fi game? Well sound quality comes well before features <smile>.
I personally don't believe in buying receivers, I prefer to match a good tuner with my amp but each to their own, in the tuner steaks there are 2 kinds, one which gives you a narrow band with good sensitivity and the other giving you a nice wide band, great audio quality but not so sensitive. I have 2 different Denon tuners here each fitting the characteristics I've just outlined but e warned, even on the second-hand market these little beauties fetch a few hundred dollars and their FM quality is truly outstanding. As a final thought, if I were going to go for a receiver and I wasn't at all too concerned about surround-sound? Well give the Denon AVR2000 a look over, fetches about $300.00 on the second-hand market but I've seen them go higher in price, a truly outstanding 5.1 receiver with 80 watts RMS per channel (that includes the 2 rear channels) and an excellent wide band tuner. Did I answer any of your questions? Probably not, I just rambled <smile>. On 02/09/2008, at 8:38 AM, Sunshine wrote: > what are some of the best in the above subject line? > brand names and prices and where i can find them > thanks > > Jonathan Mosen List Founder > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************** Dane Trethowan From Melton Victoria Australia mailto:Dane Trethowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> phone +61 3 9005 8589 Fax/TTY +61 3 9743 7954 mobile/sms: +614 418 773 532 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: callto:grtdane12 ****************************** Jonathan Mosen List Founder Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
