Just a quick A60 questions, if I may......
A friend has just got an A60 (suggested by me as a decent, inexpensive amp) but has found his bass is lacking.
Armed with a test CD (phase check), some speaker spikes for his floorstanding Mission 752s, CDs with big bass and some other gubbins, I dropped in to have a look.
Phase check was OK, spikes improved soundstage/detail and we tried the speakes further away from the real wall (4" to 1ft) and tried toe-in.
The mids and highs were great (really very nice indeed!!), and the soundstage was wide and detailed. But.... the bass was there alright, but was recessed and lacked kick/drive. Turning up the bass tone control helped to redress the problem, but I think was masking symtoms, and not a cure.
We has the same overall sound from the CDP in AUX as we did the PS3 in Tuner, so I have ruled out the source as the bass-shy problem.
I'm suspecting that the amp main caps are not being generous with the juice and really need a service. While the thing's apart for that, it would be daft not to do the lot as described in Robert's excellent article.
Before I send off my RS order, is there anything we have missed and should try?
Many thanks!!
Jon