First Post Looking for Integrated Amplifier

I would look for an NAD, Marantz PM6004 (New $399) or if phono is really important to you, prehaps a Rega Brio 3. (No headphone jack on the Rega though.) I'm using a little NAD 302 Int. amp which is a VERY nice sounding and has plenty of juice at "only" 20w per ch. My NAD 302 has a warmer sound than my vintage Sansui AU-D33. Honestly, I've owned Marantz in the past and if I was buying new, I'd get the Marantz 6004 for $399 New. (While supplies last. would not delay for long though.) Music Hall 15.3 would be another possibilty. (I've seen $420 demo on AudiogoN) LOTS of choices. Good Luck! Bill

You will need a pre-amp out rca's w/you're int. amp. I know the Nad 326BEE has them but the 316BEE does not. I'm running a small NAD 302 which is rated 20w per ch. and does a fine job w/my bookshelf spks. I'm using a Definitive Tech sub w/this system. On my 302 I internally connected the pre-amp out to pre-amp in w/a cooper wire. This leaves me without having to use jumpers AND I now have a set of pre-amp out jacks to run a set of interconnect cables to my sub. You could also do this w/two sets of y-rca cables. One rca in...two rca out. (I hope I'm not too confusing in my description.) I will say this little 302 is a very nice int. amp. There's also the Nad 312. I owned the big brother of these two, the Nad 314 (35w per ch.) and IMO the 302 sounds better. So, under $150 you're set. And if you decide to go w/an NAD 302/312, most likely you will keep it for a very, very long time. Hope this helps, Bill.

Some int. amps have a dedicated subwoofer rca out. I believe on the Nad 326Bee it's a single out which would connect into your subwoofer. Some subwoofer's like my def. Tech has dual (R/L) rca inputs. So, it's perfect for my 302 which now has an RCA out which can be made via either y cables or splitters or my way. ( I internally connected the pre-amp outs w/the pre-amp ins with cooper wire which I soldered.) Check out this thread on head-fi.org titled " best type rca splitter to use." The monster one looks good and you could use the jumpers which come w/the int. amp. and have an additional set of RCA outs which would go to your sub if it has R/Left inputs. The Nad C320 BEE has pre-amp out to pre-amp ins. You can see the jumpers on the back of the unit. (PLEASE note I called Nad before I did what I did w/my 302 and NAD said it was fine to do. NOW I can't see why it won't be fine to do w/the C320 as well. But you may want to check w/NAD.) Hope this helps. P.S. Oh, another way to do this is by running spk. wires from int. amp to subwoofer and then running back the spk. wires from the sub to your speakers. Lots of wire. The RCA method is simplier and neater. I bought a 10' pair of Mogami RCA interconnects for my needs. $30.