I thought of the Onkyo A-9555 (about $490) and Epos ELS3 speakers ($400).

Any other ideas? He is going to use this for movies and some music from a cd player and ipod. He was going to get a Sony 5.1 box system from Circuit City for about $300 and after listening to my system and seeing his options he changed his mind...

First, I have to praise Art D on his very well written and informative piece on playing 78's and the gear used. That said, a 78rpm record and the gear to play it is a niche in a niche. If I am doing the math right, all the odds and ends he mentioned to give the playback justice runs to at least $10,000. TEN GRAND!

Even to the very well healed that is a lot of change. Especially when one considers one is not doing vinyl, or digital, or even server based digital but simply a small piece of one source.

Hi,

I am setting up a new system, and have decided to go fo the B & W 685 bookshelf speakers, so now I'm turning my attention towards an amplifier.

I want one that has an inbuilt phono stage, and my budget is around

Hi,
I live in London UK, I'm thinking about buying an amplifier, but i may be moving to canada in may, so I was wondering, does anyone know whether most or any integrated amps have inbuilt voltage transformers, or would I have to replace my amp once i get there?

thanks a lot for the help

Happy New Year everyone! May the new year bring everyone prosperity, happiness, and great music! (some special hifi gear wouldn't hurt either!)