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Budget Amp and CD player for B&W DM7's

Hello,

My good friend inherited a pair of B&W DM7 MK2's from his father and has been running them from a lousy Yamaha receiver that finally kicked the bucket. He is looking for an amp/pre or integrated amp & CD player and wants to spend around $600 for used equipment. The speakers, with an effiency rating of 86dB, would probably need around 100 wpc I am guessing to be sufficiently powered. There are the usual integrated amp offerings from NAD and Rotel that, used, may fit the budget, but was curious if there was anything else out there worth looking at. Any recommendations would be appreciated and doesnt matter how old or new the equipment is as long as it can hold up to the speakers.
abruceaudino

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joelv
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Not to de-rail the thread, but Johnnyb53, you have me curious!

But what speakers are you using with it?

I have Triangles...super efficient and while a little on the warm side in the bass, they are very revealing of everything that comes before them. I've never had the inkling to try a Class D amplifier with them, but I am curious what you're using.

Back to the thread, sorry!
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joelv
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Thanks, that is a sparkling review!
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joelv
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Oooh I have an answer!

I highly recommend the Parasound HCA-1000A (100W) or HCA-750a (75W) high-current amplifiers. HCA100As sell for $233-$300 on eBay, the 750 for under $200.00

In a smallish room, the 750A (75 watts) will surprise you with its tremendous power and authority. It's very clean and will do wonders with medium to low efficiency speakers. I will now disclose that I also have one for sale. :)

Another good one to check out is the Adcom GFA-545 (the first version, not Mk II). It's an older, sweet yet authoritative sounding 100Watt high-current design. You can get those under $200 on 'bay and around here too.

You'll still need a pre-amp and a cd player, I'll leave that to other 'goners in the know.
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