Another enthusiastic recommendation for the Marantz PM8004. TAS Review here. It even has an excellent discrete MM phono stage. The level of resolution, refinement, and speaker control has to be heard to be believed on this $999 unit. It also has direct inputs to the power amp that can be switched in from the front panel. That works as the HT bypass.
I heard this amp driving a $10K pair of Sonus Faber Cremona Ms to perfection. You'd never guess it was anything less than a $5K stack of separates.
I heard this amp driving a $10K pair of Sonus Faber Cremona Ms to perfection. You'd never guess it was anything less than a $5K stack of separates.