After owning a Stereo 70 w/ Curcio mods I doubt you would be happy with solid state. You may want to try a Manley Stingray. It should sound great with your Kestrels.
Best Integrated or Power Amp Under $1K?
My 48 year old Dynaco Stereo 70 is seriously in need of another rebuild and I'm not sure if I'm up to it. Instead I might go for something more reliable, probably (but not necessarily) solid state.
Here's my 2-channel system (modest by most of your standards I'm sure!)...
- Musical Fidelity A3 CD
- Antique Sound Labs Passive TIDT (autoformer based passive 'preamp')
- Dynaco Stero 70 (Curcio mods)
- Meadowlark Kestrels
So what Integrated Amp or Power Amp under $1K should I be looking at? (If a Power Amp, it would have to work well with the passive autoformer 'pre-amp'.) TIA!
---VikeBoy
Here's my 2-channel system (modest by most of your standards I'm sure!)...
- Musical Fidelity A3 CD
- Antique Sound Labs Passive TIDT (autoformer based passive 'preamp')
- Dynaco Stero 70 (Curcio mods)
- Meadowlark Kestrels
So what Integrated Amp or Power Amp under $1K should I be looking at? (If a Power Amp, it would have to work well with the passive autoformer 'pre-amp'.) TIA!
---VikeBoy