It all started when I picked up an M-4 and C-80 for my brother a couple of years back. He was a little down and out and wanted an affordable system to play his vinyl on his ADS L1290s. I was greatly impressed with the sound once we set it up in his house and at the price he was too.
Then one of my other brothers wanted a set up so I found a C-60, M-60 combination for him to drive some JBL L100 speakers he had.
Later I picked up a couple of M-4s for myself and then a C-85. I did some recapping and upgraded the speaker terminals on the M-4 and RCA connectors on the C-85. Then I found a nice M-2 and then I found an even nicer M-2 so I recapped these (Dave also did some work on one) and upgraded the speaker terminals, RCA connectors and added an IEC with better cables.
Then I found a T-85 of which I thought was a great tuner until I found a T-2 which is an awesome sounding little gem. Then I picked up an C-4 that needed some work. With a few cap repairs I got the aux to work but the phono stage still needs work (on its way to see Dave). I still like the C-85 a little better than the C-4 but I may change my mind when Dave gets it back to me.
Then my world changed. I was able to find a C-2x from a fellow AK'er a few weeks ago. I upgraded the RCA terminals (a few were broke) and added a IEC with a good cable and I am now in Yamaheaven!
The T-2, C-2x, and M-2 combination is simply awesome! This combined with my Music Hall MMF7, Dynavector 10x5, Music Hall Maverick SACD, Music Hall DAC25.3 (soon to be replaced with an audio-gd reference 5.2), Soliloquy 6.5 speakers and all connected with Avanti seems to be a perfect combination for what I expect in a system.
I would recommend this stack to anyone who loves the Yamaha sound. I think it would be hard to beat at any price...
Very happy camper!
Then one of my other brothers wanted a set up so I found a C-60, M-60 combination for him to drive some JBL L100 speakers he had.
Later I picked up a couple of M-4s for myself and then a C-85. I did some recapping and upgraded the speaker terminals on the M-4 and RCA connectors on the C-85. Then I found a nice M-2 and then I found an even nicer M-2 so I recapped these (Dave also did some work on one) and upgraded the speaker terminals, RCA connectors and added an IEC with better cables.
Then I found a T-85 of which I thought was a great tuner until I found a T-2 which is an awesome sounding little gem. Then I picked up an C-4 that needed some work. With a few cap repairs I got the aux to work but the phono stage still needs work (on its way to see Dave). I still like the C-85 a little better than the C-4 but I may change my mind when Dave gets it back to me.
Then my world changed. I was able to find a C-2x from a fellow AK'er a few weeks ago. I upgraded the RCA terminals (a few were broke) and added a IEC with a good cable and I am now in Yamaheaven!
The T-2, C-2x, and M-2 combination is simply awesome! This combined with my Music Hall MMF7, Dynavector 10x5, Music Hall Maverick SACD, Music Hall DAC25.3 (soon to be replaced with an audio-gd reference 5.2), Soliloquy 6.5 speakers and all connected with Avanti seems to be a perfect combination for what I expect in a system.
I would recommend this stack to anyone who loves the Yamaha sound. I think it would be hard to beat at any price...
Very happy camper!