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Looking to upgrade from receiver

Hi, I am looking to upgrade from an 11 yr old Onkyo 100W receiver. I currently have B&W DM604 speakers and would like to upgrade to seperates or an integrated amp. Looking to buy used with a budget of around $600. I mostly listen to Jazz and Classical. Listening room is rather small. It seems to me that an integrated would give me a bit more quality for my budget. All comments are appreciated.

Thanks,
godivaa
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sugarbrie
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$600 will get you a used Audio Refinement Complete integrated. List price new is $1099 with remote. It is made by YBA. It is similar in sound to the YBA Integre which lists for $2500.

The Complete is a great choice for Classical/Jazz.
thsalmon
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A used Linn Majik would also be good in that price range.
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tok20000
608 posts
 
What speakers do you use? And how efficient are they?

KF
subaruguru
1,374 posts
 
Gotta second the ARC Integrated for $700 used. Incredible value. I just paired one with an NAD 541i and some Spendors for a friend's first taste of high end, and boy is he smitten! My power cords didn't hurt, either. Have fun.
consttraveler
250 posts
 
You may be able to find a used LFD Mistral in your range. Excellent integrated made in GB.
tomryan
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Don't forget Musical Fidelity, Creek, Arcam who all make good integrateds. If you are willing to try tubes (and what a wonderful adventure you could embark upon!) the ARC is a good idea along with Mesa Engineering Trigris(sp?). Good luck and let us know what happens.
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