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power amps are lk100s not 199!

hiya stereo family its Ian here, I don't know if anyone remembers that I have terminal MS and unfortunately only a few short years left BUT I have finally after 40yrs of building, testing and most importantly listening I have finely built my dream system and I am blown away. my setup is 2 x Linn...

Hi guys it's been a while since I was around, I don't think you'll remember but I have MS stage 3 and just been given a few years left to live so not a good year! I'm currently bedbound and housebound but waiting on an electric wheelchair. Anyway as you can imagine music is very important in my...

Hi audiophile family I have a question for you all,I've recently bought a pair of wharfedale linton xp2's to partner my vintage pioneer blueline seperates. I'm in need of speaker stands and I'm refusing to pay for the £500+ official ones,I've found a good valued pair but would like some advice...

From,season 2

New bad my fiancee got me into called skindred totally hooked if you like the sound of punk ragga metal (their description!) Give it a listen

Proud Mary Tina Turner

New Ed sheeran on yellow vinyl,totally awesome and completes my collection (so far!) Also beetles abbey Road and the eagles Hotel california on the way as we speak

I started with an avr setup before moving to amp/source/speakers (traditional stereo setup) and I had a 9.2 onkyo avr. Great build,reliable and easy to use. I picked mine up from a well known bidding site for less than £200 (if memory serves me correctly) but also sony and yamaha are worth a...

I started with a integrated amplifier before swapping to a pre/power setup,honestly? Not much better! Just a way for company's to get you to spend money. I've now moved into vintage equipment and now am running a pioneer setup through my b&w's never been happier. Like most of us would agree...

I own both technics and sony decks not to mention a vintage pioneer,recommend all.

Hi there, The amp is the pioneer sa608 very sexy! Love the aluminium brushed front and general layout. Not too sure on the models of the other components,the guy I bought the amp from (immaculate condition) said I have the tape,tuner and record deck in the same blueline set for sale too and...

Hi guys,I've recently bought (waiting on delivery) some vintage pioneer blueline seperates.an amp,tuner,tapedeck and record deck.i currently am running a rotel pre/power setup and am wondering if anyone has any experience or thoughts on my new (old) kit? I've done as much research as possible...

Both working fine I tested using pre out on the Rotel to the pre ins on both arcams

My speakers are just a pair of terminals,so the lead from my amp would it go from left out (pre out terminals) to the mono in or the pre in on the power amp? There's also a link connection which has a connector in it do I remove that?. I'm so sorry for stupid questions but I'm totally out my...