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Integrated Amp recommendation

I have a 2 channel setup in my home office that I am considering upgrading. It consists of a vintage Yamaha CR-2020 (bought new back in the 70's-but getting a little long in the tooth), a pair of Polk Lsi9's, and a Velodyne sub (which is off most of the time). This setup works very well for me. Although I listen primarily to jazz, (CD, vinyl and some digital) I enjoy many types of music. I am currently considering the following integrateds to replace my aging Yamaha:
NAD M3 (used), NAD C375BEE, Anthem 225, Yamaha A-S2000, McIntosh MA6500 (used), and Cambridge 840A v2.
I am leaning toward new vs used as I don't plan to upgrade anytime in the near future. My problem is that I live in an area that I can't audition ANY of the above.
I would appreciate any recommendations.
lotsabs

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darkkeys
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Either the NAD M3 or C375 are a good match for your speakers.

The C375 would be a big savings over the M3 and would probably be as much or more than you need with the speakers in your system.
darkkeys
99 posts
 
I use the NAD M3 with the Polk Lsi15s with complete satisfaction. Prior to that I used the same speakers with the NAD C372 with complete satisfaction.

I'm my opinion your best option is the NAD C375, which is the upgrade to the C372. Save your money. The M3 although a good upgrade may not be worth the extra money over the C375. Plus the M3 display seems to have a problem with fading out.

Using either amp with the Polk Lsi9s would be a no brainer for me.

The only reason I put the M3 in this system is due to upgrading from this amp in another system.
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