I think the Rogue Sphinx at 1295.00 would be a nice choice. At 100 watts it will drive your speakers fine. You will have the extra cash leftover for nice speakers and stands.
Best pre-amp in an integrated
Hello all,
I am building my first hi-fi system on a budget and have a question for you:
For practical purposes, I will start with an integrated amplifier... just to get listening quickly. In the $1-3k range.
But if one day, I wanted to move to separates, is there an integrated amplifier with a pre-amp section that is so good that my best (most audible improvement-to-cost ratio) upgrade path would be to simply add a good power amplifier and use my integrated as a pre only?
Would love to hear Audiogon members' experience with using their integrated amplifier as a preamplifier when upgrading their system over the years.
I am building my first hi-fi system on a budget and have a question for you:
For practical purposes, I will start with an integrated amplifier... just to get listening quickly. In the $1-3k range.
But if one day, I wanted to move to separates, is there an integrated amplifier with a pre-amp section that is so good that my best (most audible improvement-to-cost ratio) upgrade path would be to simply add a good power amplifier and use my integrated as a pre only?
Would love to hear Audiogon members' experience with using their integrated amplifier as a preamplifier when upgrading their system over the years.