Nakamichi IA-3 integrated amp

Have any of you guys had experience with this set? What do you think of it?

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I have not hear the IA-3 before but a friend of mine used to own an IA-2. Not bad really for about RM2,400 then. Transparent with quite good phono stage.

Good, clean sound. Tested this back to back with an Audiolab 8000S,
Marantz SA7001KI player and Bose 301 speakers were used. The Nakamichi
seems to be more lively, more complete. Right amount of bass, midrange
and highs.

To three of us (2x30yrs old and 1x32yrs old) listening to the IA-3, including the Audiolab's
owner, the 8000S seemed to be all midrange and had hollow vocals
compared to the IA-3.

scudracer wrote:Good, clean sound. Tested this back to back with an Audiolab 8000S,
Marantz SA7001KI player and Bose 301 speakers were used. The Nakamichi
seems to be more lively, more complete. Right amount of bass, midrange
and highs.

To three of us (2x30yrs old and 1x32yrs old) listening to the IA-3, including the Audiolab's
owner, the 8000S seemed to be all midrange and had hollow vocals
compared to the IA-3.

I was using the Bose 901 speaker,and a seller want to sell the pa-7 power amplifier,can i connect it through the bose 901 equalizer or should use with a preamp better?