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best budget amp/preamp for B&W 805 D3s

you kind people helped me along the way. here is another question. I am happy with my setup but can’t help but think forward. Have an old Rotel RA 1070 that now powers my new 805s. I use, per your suggestion, DAC (Shiit Modi) to stream Tidal from my Mac. Sound is great but gets a bit choked up (crowded?) when the volume is turned up loud. my question: I have only $1k budget for a new integrated amp. 1) In that budget is there a significantly better amp or amp/preamp combo? 2) Should I wait until I have more $$$ to buy? 3) what budget integrated amps (amp/prem) go well with 805s (other than Rotels)? 
I don’t mind getting used equipment. Please, give me suggestions also for budget amp/preamp combos.
I very much appreciate your willingness to help. I am new at this and not an engineer.
petar3

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georgehifi
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petar3 OP
I have only $1k budget for a new integrated amp.

As I mentioned above, is in your price range new. And you can send it back after a good week of listening if not happy.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/best-budget-amp-preamp-for-b-w-805-d3s/post?postid=1934241#19...

Cheers George
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georgehifi
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petar3 OP
best budget amp/preamp for B&W 805 D3s


Stereophile:
"The B&W’s voltage sensitivity is specified as 88dB/2.83V/m; my estimate was slightly higher than this, at 88.4dB(B).
The nominal impedance is 8 ohms; the solid trace in fig.1 reveals that the magnitude drops below 8 ohms between 100 and 750Hz and above 8kHz, with minima of 4.6 ohms at 180Hz and 22kHz.
The electrical phase angle (fig.1, dotted trace) is occasionally extreme, with combinations of 6 ohms and –35° at 118Hz and 8.2kHz.
Tube amplifiers will probably work best with this speaker when used from their 4 ohm output-transformer taps."

I would for budget amps look at the Schiit Aegir Class-A if you don’t listen at really loud levels, or the Schiit Vidar if you do.
And mate it up with a $49 Schiit Sys Passive or Freya preamp for extra$$$

https://www.schiit.com/products/aegir

https://www.schiit.com/products/vidar

https://www.schiit.com/products/sys

Cheers George




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