Quality of the Tuner and Phono? Also, will this drive Floor-Standers to reasonable levels?
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The HK 3390 has "decent" Phono and Tuner sections. Having a Phono preamp at all is valuable. Both are mid-Fi and listenable. The real value in this large, heavy hardware is the clean, robust power amp section, which will crank any size speakers. A great value IMHO.
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The tuner and pre-amp are excellent. Oddly enough, floor standing speakers are generally more efficient than bookshelf sized speakers, so depending on your definition of "reasonable levels", I'd say this is probably a good choice, but they do make a 3490 with half again as much power. I have one of each and recommend them both highly.
1308676
I haven't actually used the tuner. I have four vintage Norman Lab floor speakers and a new Polk subwoofer attached. The amp is powering them just fine although you will need some high end/heavy duty speaker wire if the speakers are very far from the amp.
279703
Thanks for the reply. I'm not looking for studio quality, but just good enough to re-enjoy concerts. I've been using a Sony MD recorder, which is remarkable as long as I keep the volume under control. I'd also use it for acoustic group demo/critical listening, so it'll probably do OK for that. If all else fails in the concert area, I can keep using the minidiscs.Thanks again,Jim
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The Cambridge is definitely a better preamp than the one in a standard receiver. Whether or not you can hear the difference will depend on how much better it is than the preamp in your Marantz. I would say that if your Marantz is near their top of the line quality, then you might not hear much improvement. If it is a budget quality model, you would probably notice an improvement. Obviously, your phono cartridge quality will make a world of difference also. Good luck!!! PS Be careful to order a preamp that plays the type of cartridge you have- moving coil or moving magnet. I bought the Cambridge that can play both, but some units don't. The Cambridge is definitely a better preamp than the one in a standard receiver. Whether or not you can hear the difference will depend on how much better it is than the preamp in your Marantz. I would say that if your Marantz is near their top of the line quality, then you might not hear much improvement. If it is a budget quality model, you would probably notice an improvement. Obviously, your phono cartridge quality will make a world of difference also. Good luck!!! PS Be careful to order a preamp that plays the type of cartridge you have- moving coil or moving magnet. I bought the... » Read More The Cambridge is definitely a better preamp than the one in a standard receiver. Whether or not you can hear the difference will depend on how much better it is than the preamp in your Marantz. I would say that if your Marantz is near their top of the line quality, then you might not hear much improvement. If it is a budget quality model, you would probably notice an improvement. Obviously, your phono cartridge quality will make a world of difference also. Good luck!!! PS Be careful to order a preamp that plays the type of cartridge you have- moving coil or moving magnet. I bought the Cambridge that can play both, but some units don't. « Show Less
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It won't hurt anything to try, but I don't think that it's optimal. You could get an inexpensive, or high end, phono stage and run that into the Saffire, which I think would be much better and allow more range. Best of luck.
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Can;t say for sure, but my unit is only a couple months old and the volume knob is giving problems, sometimes when you try to raise or lower the volume, the unit goes silent and the the volume comes in. The tuner is also very poorly designed, next time i think i;ll go for a digital tuner
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It will easily fill a medium sized room with clean sound.. Remember this is a tabletop radio so you should have "reasonable" expectations for this product... Don't even bother with the new one it can not compare period..
44255
Yes, it sounds great for the price. It will continually go out of tune every day for about 3 weeks but then it will stay.
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With this turntable you could have almost any kind of setup. It has a built in pre-amp. Meaning you could use this on a bookshelf system if thats what you have. I myself have a mid 90's Technics receiver that I ultimately route through my Sony 7.1 receiver which has no turntable pre-amp built in. My room is set up strange so I have large RCA cables going from the Technics (that the turntable is plugged into) into the Sony. Sound confusing? Dont let it be...whatever you may have, be it micro system or whatever, as long as you have an open AUX,PHONE,whatever STEREO input, you'll be fine. Just make sure if said system doesnt have a built in phono pre-amp, you switch the pre-amp on the turn table on and you're good to go
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The treble, bass, FX level etc work well with both chanels. I havent tried any pedals and I havent tried the 100.
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Yes. It has a very good phono input and is one of my main reasons for my purchase.
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It has "phono in" rca's in the back. Just FYI, running it with a Parasound A51 and they are really good together.
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I don't pay attention to the specs as much as I do to the actual performance. I will say this, I replaced my older Onkyo amp with this newer version because it's so much more quiet. I can't even tell when the power is on, but I could with my older version. I think you will be pretty impressed with the sound quality - especially if you are using a quality belt-drive turntable.
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Its well built. Regular tuning is fine. I have been playing mine and recording with it a lot with no issues at all. Enjoy it. For the money its a great deal!
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I would say yes, but you might have to watch your volume due to feedback.It does increase the sensitivity of the pickup, and you should have better harmonics.I love mine, but I have a LP through a half stack.
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That's hard for me to say. My sub is crossed at 100Hz due to my Polk satellites being ... satellites. It sounds good but you can hear some distortion when playing Royals at higher volumes. You're right, there's tons of bass in her music. I may try this again after I adjust the gain and see what results I get. Overall you can't beat the sub for the price, but it's not going to sound better than a $400 sub. Well, most nicer $400 subs. ;)
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i actually use another rca line input and use the pre amp from my turntable with an in line booster (between turntable and 5000) and it works much better than the phono input on the 5000. i was getting a humming noise using phono input. your setup might be different though. either way my vinyl sounds awesome now!
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Hi, Regina! I just tried it out on the tuner, and it does indeed tune down to 432! I didn't see just how far down it will go - guessing you're a Baroque player? If you would like me to check how far down it will tune (415 or 392), let me know. This is a great little tuner, and does all my old one did and more - for about 1/3 the cost!!