A good inexpensive integrated for Totem Sttaf's


A good inexpensive integrated for Totem Sttaf's

I have been holding out looking for an integrated to finish off my starter system. I have the totem sttaf’s, an old Integra Pro-Logic Integrated, and an X-Dac V3 (fed by lossless itunes collection via airport using toslink).

I have been needing to get an integrated in the system just to get it up and running, the Integra is under powering the speakers (I feel like I have to turn the knob to 80% just to get good sound out of them).

I was searching for a good deal on a Jolida 502b but my pockets are to emptied now that I we are furnishing our first home so I just need something decent around the $600 used mark and am looking for a good/warm/musical match for my blues/jazz/Americana.

Room size: 18 x 13 x 10 (though this is a great room so there is an adjacent 8x10 and 8x12 rooms off to the side …listening area has a solid front and back wall 14 ft apart)

Speakers: Impedance 8 ohms / Sensitivity 88 dB / Power 100 W max. program

Is the 302b an idea ok given my room size?
Should I look at Solid State for now?

The main focus here is to get the speakers breathing and then upgrade later because this Integra amp is a big sissy-to-my-ears.
shawnparslow

Showing 1 response by rar1

Shawn:

$400 will get you the NAD C320BEE, brand new. I have owned one for 3 years, am very satisfied with its performance, and at the time I posted a review of it here . I have used it with speakers rated as low as 85db in similar sized rooms with no problems. It would be hard to get better performance under a $1000. If you go to this months's Absolute Sound, their review of the floorstanding Revel Concerta F12 was done using a NAD C320BEE.

Regards, Rich