Budget integrated amp?
Friend's amp is having issues and he asked me what was "good...for around $1000 new". Like me he is deep in the middle of the Pacific, actually deeper than me because he is on the Big Island of Hawaii, out in the desert/volcano area. I suggested the Schiit Ragnarok 2 which I have only read about but is on sale and has both good writeups and a 5 year warranty and is American made. Also, the Marantz PM6007, a few Rotel amps I read about that are on deal at Crutchfield (which ships to Hawaii free) and the Outlaw RR2160, which I have heard at another friend's. He is an older boomer like me and wants something like his old Marantz 2252B. I told him that those dont exist anymore. For those of you who might have head some of these am I giving him good ideas and have I missed anything substantive. He is not oriented to used and is on a tight budget. He is running both a CDP and an iFi streamer. Suggestions?
Parasound is an 'Under the Radar Brand', that is hard to find anything as a owner user review, making known as the content info that is raising a concern. There is plenty to discover as well, that will show their products are reliable for a long period. Their is no harm done, when Parasound products both 'new' or used are added to the Shortlist that are in keeping with the Budget for the purchase. |
I'm sold on Odyssey amplifiers in that price range. While I suggest separates, they do make an integrated model called the Cyclops. |
