Recent content by Sago

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    Is it worth repairing a NAD 304 amp?

    No, the channel justcomes on again with a click. When the channel is working the vol control is fine.
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    Is it worth repairing a NAD 304 amp?

    I have a NAD 304 with a channel that switches of intermittently. Once it goes off, it only comes on again if I turn the volume control. There's an audible click as it comes on. I'm trying to decide whether it's worth getting it repaired. I don't know if this is a quality budget amp - I bought...
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    Is our Marantz CD 65 II still good enough?

    Thanks for the responses. I'm pleased to know I've got a good bit of 'budget' kit, and I'll definitely keep it - bonus that the remote for the Cambridge Audio amp works for the CD player too. Yes I gathered it's a Phillips and it also has a famous DAC chip inside it that can be tweaked to...
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    Is our Marantz CD 65 II still good enough?

    We've just bought a Cambridge Audio Azur 351A amp and are now womdering if our 25 year old Marantz CD65 II cd player can be bettered by modern kit. It sounds OK to us, and that may be a good enough reason for keeping it, but I wonder if current budget cd players - for example the Marantz CD6005...
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    Replacement for Marantz amp with faulty channel?

    Wll in the end I bought a Cambbdige Audio Azur 351A amp, which is reviewed favourably in WHF. This was partly because our listening habits have changed - no bass stuff or very high volume these days - and partly because it has MP3 and USB connectors, wihch means the mac and the SMART telly will...
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    Replacement for Marantz amp with faulty channel?

    Thanks to all for the suggestions. I'm intrigued by the Yamama AS201 cos it's so cheap and the PM6005 seems worth a look too. I've only bought amplifiers 3 times so I've little experience but it does sound as though with my limited demands on the system quality will be good enough for me...
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    Replacement for Marantz amp with faulty channel?

    My Marantz PM 6010OSE amp had a faulty channel that Richer sounds repaired about a year ago - with a short warranty - and which has now developed the same fault. It's a nice amp but it lacks a few modern connectors so I think it's time to get a new one. We have a Pioneer turntable and a 'record...
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    How to play music from a mac mini through my amp

    Many thanks for all of the suggestions. I tried it again and now it works fine - a loose connection previously.
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    How to play music from a mac mini through my amp

    Hi there I recently bought a new mac mini and would like to use the old one to play music through my amp. This is a Marantz PM5010OSE and it has an aux function and a large headphones jack, but no usb or 3mm jack connections, no wifi, and no bluetooth. The mini has usb2 and firewire...