I highly recommend the Arcam line of British integrated amps. I recently bought the Arcam 10 integrated (the top of the line) after having tube equipment for the last 7-8 years. I find the amp to be surprisingly devoid of transistor harshness that I find in Krells with a tube like midrange and highs. The best part is that these amps. are expandable with circuit add-ons that can make these into a full home theater later on. After going thru several hundred dollars on replacement tubes, I find transistor reliability to be a nice change. Arcam has several models over a wide price range. I would also take a look at Creek, Rotels, and other British models in the $300-1000 range. Try to stay away from most Japanese models. thanks, Rich M.
Need advice on amplifier upgrade
I currently have 802 matrix III,a rega planet cd player and a sony es receiver which I plan to upgrade soon. I'd like advice on which amps would match up well and whether I should go with an integrated amp or power amp using my sony as a pre amp until i can upgrade that down the road.