mm@whutt.att.com (Martin H Meyers) (05/16/91)
I'm looking to upgrade the electronics for my 801s. Does anyone have
experience with the new monoblocks from B&K and Adcom? How about the
modified B&K's biased hotter into class A? I'm interested in your
actual listening experiences, not reviews. Please describe rest of
system components if you can.
Where is a good place to 1) listen to 801s with these amps and 2) who
is offereing a good price in the Northern NJ/NYC area? I just moved here
from Mass and don't even have my stereo here yet and I have no clue as to
which dealerships to give my business.
How about advertisements I've seen in the paper? 6th Ave electronics shows
the Adcom monoblocks for $526/each but apparently without the manufacturer
warranty. What is this all about? Any experiences dealing with these folks
and/or their ability to stand behind equipment with their own warranties?
Are they selling legal Adcoms? What about Innovative Audio (in Brooklyn
Hts, across bridge from Wall St says the ad)? They carry B&W and B&K.
How are their prices and service? Any experiences with the Stereo Exchange
(Village area?) They claim to have a lot of used equipment and I'm also
comtemplating a new pre-amp. Any comments on buying used equipment there
or elsewhere? I've heard of a used audiophile market (Audiomart maybe?)
that uses either newsletters or computers (not sure which I heard). Can
anybody fill me in on this?
Thanks for your help and comments.
Marty
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p.s. (please forgive a non high-end question. I can't afford 2 good
systems). I am also looking for a decent sounding integrated receiver
with AM/FM tuner and remote control for my bedroom. Any recommendations?moskowit@paul.rutgers.edu (Len Moskowitz) (05/17/91)
6th Avenue sells Adcom as "gray market" goods. I live about a mile from their NJ store and buy from them on occasion. Unless you can walk into their store with cash in hand, having called beforehand to assure that they have it in stock, and check out the product right there in the store to assure yourself that its working well, I wouldn't buy there. Yes, they advertise great prices but too many people have expressed reservations about their service. Being that you're in the NY/NJ area, you needn't worry too much about servicing your Adcoms if you buy 'em. Adcom is in East Brunswick, only about 10 minutes from Rutgers. Len Moskowitz
wlm@uunet.UU.NET (Bill Moran) (05/20/91)
In article <12181@uwm.edu>, mm@whutt.att.com (Martin H Meyers) writes: |> |> I'm looking to upgrade the electronics for my 801s. Does anyone have |> experience with the new monoblocks from B&K and Adcom? How about the |> modified B&K's biased hotter into class A? I'm interested in your |> actual listening experiences, not reviews. Please describe rest of |> system components if you can. |> I have listened to the B+K monoblocks with Vandersteen 2Cis and a B+K Sonata Preamp; I like the sound enough to buy them. However, budget sanity has kept me from doing so. I have not listened to the Adcom monoblocks as I don't know of a decent dealer in my area who carries Adcom. |> Where is a good place to 1) listen to 801s with these amps and 2) who |> is offereing a good price in the Northern NJ/NYC area? I just moved here |> from Mass and don't even have my stereo here yet and I have no clue as to |> which dealerships to give my business. |> Stereo Warehouse in the Village (ooops that's NYC Broadway at about 6th st as I recall) carries B+W 801s, and I think they carry B+K. I'm not sure if they carry Adcom. Some friends of mine purchased a bunch of good MidFi stuff from them, and got good prices and service. I don't know anyone who had dealt with them for high end stuff, but they are supposed to have a good rep. I have purchased other B+K components from Audio Connection in northern NJ, and I have been satisfied with their service and prices, but they don't carry B+W. |> How about advertisements I've seen in the paper? 6th Ave electronics shows |> the Adcom monoblocks for $526/each but apparently without the manufacturer |> warranty. What is this all about? Any experiences dealing with these folks |> and/or their ability to stand behind equipment with their own warranties? |> Are they selling legal Adcoms? 6th Ave are a bunch of crooks. The chance that you could get them to sell you any equipment at that price is about zero. They specialize in bait and switch tactics. I know of one person who actually managed to buy something they advertize at a great price like that, and he had to threaten them with legal action. |> ...What about Innovative Audio (in Brooklyn |> Hts, across bridge from Wall St says the ad)? They carry B&W and B&K. |> How are their prices and service? A friend has done quite a bit of business with them, and he has been quite happy with their sales and service. Their prices are supposed to be quite competitive. |> .... Any experiences with the Stereo Exchange |> (Village area?) They claim to have a lot of used equipment and I'm also |> comtemplating a new pre-amp. Any comments on buying used equipment there |> or elsewhere? I've heard of a used audiophile market (Audiomart maybe?) |> that uses either newsletters or computers (not sure which I heard). Can |> anybody fill me in on this? |> See comments on Stereo Exchange above. Personally, I have never been too impressed with the selection of used equipment they have, Bill Moran -- arpa: moran-william@cs.yale.edu or wlm@ibm.com uucp: uunet!bywater!acheron!khand!wlm or decvax!yale!moran-william ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I like liquor and women and chess and a few other things." Philip Marlowe