Entry level H/T help

[markw]

I sensed a bit of a confrontational air in your post, so I responed in kind. If I was weong, then apologies all around.

"As far as his "down the road" scenario, in either case you will wind up with "older" stuff but with your Denon/Hsu stuff, it'll be better quality."

This statement of mine, which was misinterperted was referring to the following scenario.

LF wants to buy a system now. Also, he is looking at future purchases "down the road"

Choices for his current purchase is either the Denon/Hsu system or the HTIB. Which is a better buy?

Now, this assumes (there's that word again) that whatever he buys now will be replaced in the future. At which time, it will be "older"

At that time, I would prefer to have an older Denon/HSU system laying around than a HTIB.

And, looking back, I don't know what B & G is. I thought he meant B & W. I know B & K also, but B & G???

And, I agree that NAD would be better for pure music. Did you check out my system?

Oh well, stuff happens... Welcome to the machine

[r3dline]

Ah, no problem at all. And I'm certainly glad we cleared that up. I understand what you was saying, now. And I do certainly agree that if the choice for the CURRENT system is the Denon or HTIB...I would, of course, want that Denon receiver. In fact, what little of the Denon line I've heard...was quite impressive, as I listened to it in comparison to a Yamaha rig at the local shop probably...4 years ago.

As for the NAD...I just love the stuff. At the age of 16 or 17 (I don't recall exactly), I dove into the world of hi-fi audio and purchased my first entry level setup of a new C340 Integrated Amp and matching C420 CD-Player. I fell in love, but had to sell it when I moved off to college. Didn't want to curse the gear with life in the dorms, so I eBayed it off to someone who could take better care of it. Since I'm moving into an apartment finally this summer, I just last week purchased an older NAD T750 H/T receiver to begin my new rig. I have to admit...I'm not quite as impressed with the sound of it in comparison to the C340...but perhaps it's just the accoustics, as it's currently crammed into my girlfriends little efficiency apartment until I can get my own place. But then again...the C340 was pure audio stereo...so maybe I'm seeing something here...

As for your own system, I took a peep and I have to say very nice, even though I have honestly never heard any of the older NAD stuff, prior to the "Classic" line and the newer H/T line. I have actually been thinking of picking up a fairly cheep turntable and purchasing some vinyl, as I have never owned any and only recall hearing some when I was a kid. But I am very curious, and from descriptions feel that I might very well enjoy the sound of vinyl. Having said that, how does that older NAD turntable treat you?

Oh yeah...and what the hell is B&G. I too have seen B&W and B&K...but B&G...

[markw]

I needed a TT to play that pesky vinyl that's been piling up since the early 60's. I honestly dunno if it's worth starting out with vinyl anymore but people do it every day. Again, that's one of those durned preferences we have to deal with. On the plus side, though, is the fact that you can drasticaly alter the sound of vinyl by changing the cartridges. Being transducers, these are as euphonic as speakers in the variations of their manufacturer's interpertation of the "correct" voicing..

The NAD 533 is basically a rebadged Rega Planar 2 with a low end Goldring cartridge (Electra). Replacing the cartridge is the first upgrade to it I'd recommend. It doesn't suck but better is available at moderate cost. It's a good turntable but nowadays better buys exist. I'd be looking at the Music Hall series or even the low end Pro-Jects if I were in the market today.

You do realize you will need a phono preamp for it to work with your 750, don't you?

[r3dline]

Surprisangly, I was quite aware of that. Since Vinyl would definately just be something to play around with, I was thinking of picking up a cheap audio technica from Best Buy for like $70. I THINK it has a built in phono, so I could just hook it up to an aux input. Whatcha think? :/

[markw]

Surprisangly, I was quite aware of that. Since Vinyl would definately just be something to play around with, I was thinking of picking up a cheap audio technica from Best Buy for like $70. I THINK it has a built in phono, so I could just hook it up to an aux input. Whatcha think? :/

Many mass market entry level tts now include built in phono preamps. They probably got tired of all the returns they started getting when people were more adventurous than educated.