krader%sequent.uucp@RELAY.CS.NET (Kurtis D. Rader) (10/26/90)
The recent issue of Stereophile has the Aragon 4004 amplifier in their B category. I've also seen reviews from HiFi News and Audio Review that were quite glowing. Apparently the electronics were designed by Dan D'Agostino, who designed Krell's components. The local audio store I do business with has basically two choices appropriate for my needs: the Aragon components and Yamaha CX830/MX830. The Aragon 4004 amplifier looks like a very well built piece of gear and a great buy, but I was wondering what people thought of the preamp and tuner as well. Also, the company is relatively young and I'm concerned about servicability down the road. -- Kurtis D. Rader voice: 503/578-3714 Service/Hotline fax: 503/578-3731 Sequent Computer Systems UUCP: ...uunet!sequent!krader M/S UMP2-501 internet: krader@sequent.com
kucharsk@number6.Solbourne.COM (William Kucharski) (10/29/90)
The following was told to me by a friend who knows a bit about Aragon, but as I've not verified any of this myself, the usual caveats apply. Aragon is essentially a "store front" component manufacturer. All construction is contracted out, and when you send a component back to Aragon for repair, the repairs are sent out to a (local to Aragon) repair shop to be performed. However, Aragon components, especially their preamp, sound pretty good. I've heard some disconcerting noise coming from the outputs on 4004s I've heard (specifically, hum), but that may have been a peculiar combination of bad amp/efficient speaker; be sure to listen in your system before you buy.