A decent integrated amp under 2K ...

@ball-wheel : I stated that I don’t want tubes in the output stage...

@letitbe1306 : that could be an option but I also have a Sugden D40 (made by Exposure) and it isn’t a good match...

@blancpain1 : I doubt that the Nad would be better then my Sugden A25B...

@jasonsim : see previous comment and replace «Nad» with «Cambridge»

@rocket94 : this could be an option... I’ll make some research about it... thx

@metaldetektor : not sure... it has a dac integrated into it and I don’t need that...

@gwangler15 : your input is greatly appreciated... my only concern with the Croft Phono Integrated is that 2 of the 3 tubes are for the phono and I won't be using it... the Croft CGI (no phono) is also on my list but those rarely come across...

P.S. you may also want to consider a used/demo Moonriver 404. A used one sold the other day for less than $2k (otherwise, $3.5k for the standard and $5k for the reference model at full retail).

I home-demoed it. It sounds good. A "low power" class A/B amp with a lot of muscle. 

I get what you are saying about the unused tubes in the phono section- you may be able to run it without tubes in that section- you can email Glen Croft and he will let you know. Even if you don’t use them, the JJ tubes are inexpensive. Glen told me that you can substitute any of the 12a tubes in (12au7, 12at7, 12ax7), so you can play with the gain and sound if you want.

The Krell S-300i has gotten mixed reviews, but I will tell yoiu what. For $1200-1500 used, I cannot think of anything that can touch it as far as a used integrated. Even though it was built in China, Dan Deogistino did not fool around with this piece. Sure he kept costs down as far as labor, but this is true Krell...I don't care what anybody says. It has endless power, good detail and a tight and dynamic bass punch. With efficent speakers, this bad boy really rocks and it plays all genres of music very well.

They’re hard to find but the Simaudio I5 or I5.3 are spectacular integrateds. I think the reason almost none appear on the pre-owned market is that they’re so darned good. If by chance you can find one , they usually go for well under 2,000