Some basic questions

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Submitted by bambalam on

hi,
just picked up a turntable a couple of weeks ago and and have been having a blast buying LPs again.
My 'system' now is a Lenco L60 (this one is from the late 70's/early 80's, not the 50's!) , a Marantz model 2270 receiver and a pair of B&W speakers. Not a high end set up by any means but I am having fun with it for the moment.

The Bleys, Part 2: Paul

The Bleys, Part 2: Paul

Nov 15, 2007

Speaking of Carla Bley, her ex-husband, Paul Bley, has a new CD, <I>Solo in Mondsee</I> (ECM), and it’s quietly stunning. I’m a bit late with this—the album came out last summer—but then again, it was recorded in 2001, so who’s counting? Paul Bley has been one of the piano giants in jazz for over a half-century. He may be more famous for those he’s introduced to the jazz scene. He led, I think, the first jazz trio that featured Charles Mingus on bass. While house pianist at the Hillcrest Club in Los Angeles in 1958, he hired Ornette Coleman to play with him (when nobody else would); in fact, what became, a few months later, the first Ornette Coleman Quartet started out as the Paul Bley Quintet, minus Bley. Over the years, he’s frequently played with Ornette’s bassist, Charlie Haden, most recently in a night of riveting duets at the Blue Note in New York. (A couple decades ago, the Montreal Jazz Festival held a weeklong celebration in which Haden led a variety of ensembles; all the sessions were eventually released on CD by Verve; the best of the bunch was a trio session with Bley and Paul Motian.)

Any advantage of integrated / power amp combo vs. integrated only?

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Submitted by jhendrix on

Hi there,

I have 2 pairs of speakers that I need to connect to an amp. There aren't too many amps that handle the A/B switching that I require. One dealer has recommended connecting an integrated amp to one set of speakers, and connecting the second set to a power amp that is in turn connected to the Pre-Out of the integrated.

All else being equal, does this configuration result in better sound quality than connecting both pairs of speakers to an integrated that can handle the A/B switching?

Thanks very much.

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