Maddz
Demi-God
I've finally started digitising the vinyl collection and have reluctantly decided my Musical Fidelity B1 Integrated amp is on the way out:
*There's an obvious electronic hum from the speakers
*The knobs are - dodgy - I get things working right, when I turn on again, I need to reset everything
*I frequently get missing channels with the first power on
*I'm hearing a slight rumble in the track delimiter areas and run-outs
We do have a second amp - a Yamaha Natural Sound A320 - which was Paul's old one, but he reckoned the Musical Fidelity was better quality. It's the same vintage, but whether it's suffering old age as well, I don't know. We'll have to hook it up this week and try.
So, I'm looking for recommendations. The non-negotiable thing is phono inputs...I am digitising the vinyl, after all! Price: well, it's unlikely to be used much once the digitisation project is complete, so I'm looking at something fairly inexpensive (if new) or something better quality if reconditioned. I did like the warm sound of the MF B1, and given I have a lot of classical (including grand opera) and jazz, I'd be looking for something along those lines.
*There's an obvious electronic hum from the speakers
*The knobs are - dodgy - I get things working right, when I turn on again, I need to reset everything
*I frequently get missing channels with the first power on
*I'm hearing a slight rumble in the track delimiter areas and run-outs
We do have a second amp - a Yamaha Natural Sound A320 - which was Paul's old one, but he reckoned the Musical Fidelity was better quality. It's the same vintage, but whether it's suffering old age as well, I don't know. We'll have to hook it up this week and try.
So, I'm looking for recommendations. The non-negotiable thing is phono inputs...I am digitising the vinyl, after all! Price: well, it's unlikely to be used much once the digitisation project is complete, so I'm looking at something fairly inexpensive (if new) or something better quality if reconditioned. I did like the warm sound of the MF B1, and given I have a lot of classical (including grand opera) and jazz, I'd be looking for something along those lines.
