I have this amp with speakers from ~2000. So it's been 25 years. Toying with idea of buying a new amp and speakers and wonder if it's worth it. Did you buy new over old ? share experiences .Yes went to the store and listened to but they have good amps, cables, room and all other setup perfectly.
>>106459911Old amps from Japan are good. The sweet spot is from 2000 to 2008 if you want 7.1.Anything from pre-90s is probably going to need to have all the capacitors replaced. If you just want stereo get a Dayton Tube amp: Dayton Audio HTA100. It's probably the best bang for your buck on the market for new stuff. Speakers depend on the room. Small rooms with very little space will need front ported shelf speakers, medium rooms you can use rear ported but it's better to have shelf speakers on stands and large rooms you can get floor standing.
>>106460109>probably going to need to have all the capacitors replacedthinkering with audio electronics sounds like a lot of fun
>>106460109>Dayton Audio HTA100.those kind of amps look a bit too extravagant for my taste. I might grow into it but not atm.
>>106459911Audio quality was solved in the 60's, it'll run fine.
>>106459911The old ones that are good used to cost accordingly too. Same today, you want something good and new, it will cost you. So it depends, want something good for cheap? Get something older. Got money? Get new but pay more.
>>106459911idk I dismantled all of my old stereo stuff, just use two generic powered monitors and sub with dsp, also some chink usb card.Sound is better than it ever was with dedicated receiver and speakers before tho I'm older and smarter now with positioning and biggest difference is dsp you can actually tune your shit to room and hardware unlike with old stuff.
>>106461535Pretty much this, there haven't been any amazing innovations in audio in the last few decades, at least not at the price points we're probably talking about here. Just adding a small subwoofer to OPs setup would probably be the most cost-effective upgrade.
