Bob Boyer
Veteran and General Yakker
Thanks for all the feedback, gang. Now to decide if I really should spend the money or continue saving it for a bit longer. Both audio options are very good to excellent. So is saving.
seems we do...who lives in LA?We got a BOT named Lenated
Nuked...He went to bot heaven...or hell...
Bob, also consider a Yamaha C-85 preamp.
I had to repair one of those Parasounds; what a nightmare. Yes, Curl designed it, but the mechanics were 100% Taiwan garbage. Really poor boar layout too.
The Yamaha C-2a is a classic and highly prized as well. Lots of bells and whistles to give you grief though.
I have one, should think about selling it, they are now fetching ~$1200 a copy (4x what I paid). Right now it is holding down my shelf.
So I've got this Parasound HCA-1000 sitting around doing nothing and saw a C-1 in mint visual condition for sale for $300. Assuming it works as described, does that seem to be in the ballpark? If so, any thoughts on how it might interact with the Parasound (a John Curl design)?
And finally, since you seem to be the go-to C-1 guy, Perry , when do you think you'll have a bench set up, sir? If sooner rather than later, I'll PM you to talk details should I pull the trigger on this idea. Thanks in advance, everyone.