Pennyless Audiophile
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Best purchase:
JVC UX-D150 for ~£250 ~5 years ago https://www.amazon.co.uk/JVC-UX-D150-Wireless-Micro-Amplifier-Silver-Black/dp/B01DACR3FY
It is an integrated/compact unit that punches waaay above its weight. I have seen the same unit with other brands (Nordstrom, TEAC) but the original manufacturer, I believe, was in Turkey.
The tube stage gives it a sprinkle of tube sound but the massive final stage (150W with a monster toroidal transformer inside) has no problem driving anything I connected to it. The stock JVC speakers are ok, but I pair it with Klipsch RP-600M and Wharfedale Diamond 220 and it does beautifully.
Worst purchase:
JVC UX-D150 The analog connectivity is limited, the speakers' connectors clunky, the remote is clunky AND plasticky, the DAB antenna ... I stopped listening to dab.
My first one, branded Nordstrom, stopped working right after the guarantee expired (It is as if it has no gain anymore: crank up the volume and you can still hear the source. If someone wants it for a fun repair project, just contact me).
But the sound...in the past I had chains costing 4 or 5 times as much that would blush in comparison.
JVC UX-D150 for ~£250 ~5 years ago https://www.amazon.co.uk/JVC-UX-D150-Wireless-Micro-Amplifier-Silver-Black/dp/B01DACR3FY
It is an integrated/compact unit that punches waaay above its weight. I have seen the same unit with other brands (Nordstrom, TEAC) but the original manufacturer, I believe, was in Turkey.
The tube stage gives it a sprinkle of tube sound but the massive final stage (150W with a monster toroidal transformer inside) has no problem driving anything I connected to it. The stock JVC speakers are ok, but I pair it with Klipsch RP-600M and Wharfedale Diamond 220 and it does beautifully.
Worst purchase:
JVC UX-D150 The analog connectivity is limited, the speakers' connectors clunky, the remote is clunky AND plasticky, the DAB antenna ... I stopped listening to dab.
My first one, branded Nordstrom, stopped working right after the guarantee expired (It is as if it has no gain anymore: crank up the volume and you can still hear the source. If someone wants it for a fun repair project, just contact me).
But the sound...in the past I had chains costing 4 or 5 times as much that would blush in comparison.