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Amp Help for an amature

Hi,
I am in a bit of a bind about what amplifier to buy. I have a budget of about $1000 and have a few choices lined up. The problem is that because of location I have to rely entirely on suggestions and opinions’ seeing as there is nowhere that sells these products near me. I have narrowed it down to these:

Antique Sound Labs WAVE AV-25 25wpc mono block amps with a few cap upgrades

Dynaco ST-70 full blown upgrade

McCormack DNA-125 possibly with a Rev C or B if I can afford it

The Ella DIYcable.com kit

I don’t know where to go from here really, if anybody has any comments good or bad about any of these or any other ideas please let me know. I will be Using this with the Tube output Njoe Tjoeb CDP. It has an internal volume control and is my only source so I am less worried about a pre-amp but am thinking about the Bottlehead Foreplay pre or the pass labs entry pre.

Thanks so much
Eric Baer
iamcrazy111

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jax2
3,031 posts
 
Albert is, of course, spot-on...and I'd like to know your shoe size as well.
Also Eric, can you prove you have never taken payment for listening to
high-end audio gear? We need to verify your amateur status before we
go doling out that kind of invaluable information to just anyone claiming
to be an 'amateur'. If this information gets into the wrong hands, why I
shudder to think of the consequences.

Marco
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