It depends on your timeline. You can get a quality Denon, Yamaha, Marantz or Onkyo receiver from the 90s for under 50 EURO/USD and have quality sound. I would wait until around 600 to look for the next step up. I would add Cambridge Audio to the list, as well Musical Fidelity, good, reputable brands. I would avoid the bridge mono stuff until a way higher budget, integrated is a good and rewarding way to start
Bridged NADs vs. Rotel Ra - 1062
Hello,
I am new in this music technology field, so I wanted to ask
your advice and opinion :)
I am buying amps did some research and form my budget ~(350 eur)
I found these options:
1. Bridged Nads , power amp and amp Nad 2400 and 3020a
2. Bridged Nads, power amp and amp c270 and c370
3. Rotel Ra-1062
Ar these options good? What would you choose from these?
Or maybe you would choose neither of those, and know some
better option :) ?
My music is : classic rock, rock , blues rock, metal.
Any advice/observation would be really helpful!
I would be really grateful for your help! 🙂
Showing 5 responses by grislybutter
@mistermonitors you can have mono blocks that are just mono or stereo units with a mono switch. If it has four binding posts for speakers, it's a 2 channel stereo unit. I would stick to simple. 2 speakers 2 channel amp. I would say, look up reviews of these models and also look at features you definitely don't need and move items up your list that ONLY has features that you do need. Simple in high end audio is always better. |
no worries @mistermonitors we are not born with obscure knowledge about audio equipment You can have a preamp and amp, but at your price range, an integrated is better (Rotel) Just as a clarification NAD 2400 Power Amp NAD 3020 Integrated NAD C270 Power Amp NAD C370 Integrated Rotel Ra- 1062 - Integrated Nothing on this list is a preamp. You don't need a power amp for an integrated. An integrated is a whole package, a power amp is redundant It sounds like whoever wants to sell you these NADs is pushing hard and totally confused you.. |
source + preamplifier + amplifier + speakers = > sound or source + integrated amplifier + speakers = > sound
an integrated can play the role of a preamp to an amp (since it has to have the preamp functions) and can play the role of an amp to a preamp (since it has the amp functions) Generally, you are better off with an integrated if you are not into tweaking and spending 1000s. Your best bang for the buck will be speakers with what you have now. |
Both Rotel and NAD are good brands. They had better some models over the years, and some not so great ones, it's a volatile business to be in. If you are lucky, you will find good speakers for 500 EURO. Check out https://speakerchoices.com/index.html Speakers tend to drop a fair amount in price after a few years, when you are ready, you could start a post with your questions about speakers in that topic |