The *NOT BORING!* Hi-Fi faff chat and sales

[tintin40]

Just won these on the bay - Albarry M408 Monoblock Power Amplifiers

 

[legrandefromage]

Cool!

Just got this lot from the tip...

 

[tintin40]

Good find.

All i need now is a pre-amp

 

[apache]

Christ! What kind of people use your tips?! :shock:

Tintin, if your source is CD, just feed the O/P of your CD player into the amps via a volume pot in a box. No pre-amp and unnecessary circuitry. Be a bit careful though cos those Albarry's have a history of HF instability.

 

[tintin40]

Christ! What kind of people use your tips?! :shock:

Tintin, if your source is CD, just feed the O/P of your CD player into the amps via a volume pot in a box. No pre-amp and unnecessary circuitry. Be a bit careful though cos those Albarry's have a history of HF instability.

Now your talking tech. What does that mean in simple talk please

 

[apache]

Basically, the level from your CD player is plenty to drive your amps without a pre-amp. In fact, generally the only source that wont be fine is a record deck.

In the case of line level sources (CD, tape, tuner etc) a pre-amp just adds extra complexity for no good reason - unless you really need tone controls etc.

All you need is a volume control (a potentiometer) and some switches - if you need to use more than one source.

 

[tintin40]

Basically, the level from your CD player is plenty to drive your amps without a pre-amp. In fact, generally the only source that wont be fine is a record deck.

In the case of line level sources (CD, tape, tuner etc) a pre-amp just adds extra complexity for no good reason - unless you really need tone controls etc.

All you need is a volume control (a potentiometer) and some switches - if you need to use more than one source.

I understood half of what you wrote. But if you have seen my handy work on bikes. Best buy a pre-amp or a CD player with the imputs like a Meridian

 

[legrandefromage]

If you have a headphone socket on your CD player, you can use a lead to the inputs of your Albarry's and use the CD player as the volume control

You would have to switch the CD on first, then the amps to reduce any loud pops and bangs potentially damaging your speakers.

A Pre-amplifier would be better. A Pre-amp is simply the input and volume control part of an 'integrated amplifier', theres no connections for speakers - your Albarry's would then be the amplifier part with the speaker connections.

CD-Albarrys-Speakers

or

CD-Pre-Amplifier-Abarry's-Speakers.

 

[tintin40]

all clear now. I have a headphone socket but no volume control ! on the cd.

This gives me a good reason to buy more hifi. New pre-amps are expensive? Looking at £700+?

Many Thanks

 

[legrandefromage]

all clear now. I have a headphone socket but no volume control ! on the cd.

This gives me a good reason to buy more hifi. New pre-amps are expensive? Looking at £700+?

Many Thanks

a 'good' pre-amp could be as little as £50.

A bit of fun:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toshiba-SY-33 ... 1e6fc16935

Good value

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rotel-RC-971- ... 757wt_1396

Quality and may go under the radar:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tag-mclaren-p ... 500wt_1413