Integrated Amp Choices
Rogue Audio Pharaoh might be worth a look. Class D (Hypex) and Tube hybrid from a company with a good reputation and reasonable pricing. But lacks onboard DAC I do believe. But could add external with money saved then pick up the flex to upgrade it down the line. Chord Qutest and Musical Fidelity M6sR with warranty over on TMR for $1.5k http://rogueaudio.com/Products_Pharaoh.htm |
Listenup has a store demo of a Hegel 190 https://listenup.com/hegel-h190-integrated-amplifier-black-clearance-open-box.html Do a $1.5K DAC and you are right on Budget. But the 190 proly has on board DAC. |
Not trying to drive you away from integrated but this would make a tidy setup if you are open to class D. Budgets little over $5k. They take trade in for current models and have a in home demo program. Excellent support as well. I ran one of their S300 amps for about 3 years and it never missed a beat. Fronted it with a tube pre and liked the comdo very much. PS Audio gave me good $$ for an older Rotel amp and it made the purchase a no brainer. Pre with DAC:https://www.psaudio.com/products/gaincell-dac/ Amps:https://www.psaudio.com/products/stellar-m700-power-amplifier/ I May try the S1200 if I ever get the $$$ |
