A surprising vintage

[Del monaco]

I’ve been helping my son with his first hifi set up recently. He’s enjoying it but currently uses an old Onkyo AV receiver as amp. I recently acquired a Denon 250 mk3 from the Bay for him and tested it in my Maggies set up. What a surprise. What a nice little amp it is. Surprisingly it powers the Maggies well, has very good detail and is a solid little all rounder. Very pleased and I’m sure he’ll be pleased with it as well! It’s great what you can get for a few quid.

 

[Pine Marten]

Having a similar experience with a nice used Ion Obelisk 2. Have put together a quite respectable cd playback system for use in the railway hobby room for £300.

 

[Del monaco]

Apparently it has higher current than the previous models so that may explain its aptitude with the Maggie LSRs.

 

[Del monaco]

I’ll try it hooked up to the sub today.I’m surprised, but not at the same time. I have vintage kit that cost me very little but gave me great satisfaction.

 

[Del monaco]

I’m trying to convince him to take a Creek tuner and Marantz Cassette deck I have stored in the house.I’m determined I am not ‘last generation’. He’s loving vinyl.

 

[Salamander]

Nothing wrong with Denon amps, still making some fine vfm amps today.

 

[oldius]

As a long-time Denon amplifier user, they have given me great results with a very wide range of speakers.