RC-995 » What a Nice Pre-Amp
I just got finished installing an early Christmas present to myself, an RC-995. I have this mated with an RB-981, RDP-980, Philips CD player, Thorens TD160, Teac 4300, and B&W 602 S3s. All I can say is that I'm absolutely delighted! This is my office system where I go to mainly pull out the LPs.
I'd been using an RTC-965 as my pre for the last few years mainly because my wife enjoyed having a tuner. She hasn't used it much this year and I started to get the hots to do what I've been wanting to do for some time and buy a good 2-chan pre. I was sort of positioned to buy an RC-1070 when I spied an RC-995 on AudiogoN at he right price with the right credentials (1 owner, box, manual, and remote).
While I can't say that I had the opportunity to compare it side-by-side with the 1070 or the 1082 all I wanted to say is that it was a noticiable upgrade for my system. If there are any of you out there that are in a similar frame of mind or are on the fence, go for it. For under $400 your ears will thank you for it!
I'd been using an RTC-965 as my pre for the last few years mainly because my wife enjoyed having a tuner. She hasn't used it much this year and I started to get the hots to do what I've been wanting to do for some time and buy a good 2-chan pre. I was sort of positioned to buy an RC-1070 when I spied an RC-995 on AudiogoN at he right price with the right credentials (1 owner, box, manual, and remote).
While I can't say that I had the opportunity to compare it side-by-side with the 1070 or the 1082 all I wanted to say is that it was a noticiable upgrade for my system. If there are any of you out there that are in a similar frame of mind or are on the fence, go for it. For under $400 your ears will thank you for it!
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