Used Pass Aleph gear. Aleph P preamp for under $1000 and Aleph 3 for under $1000, Aleph 5 for $1400, or Aleph 2 for around $2K. I had all of these and for the price, they are excellent. You could also look at used FirstWatt, though you would have less power.
Newbie - Which USED Amp & Preamp for under $2500
My preamp has seen better days and is sounding awful. My amp is pretty weak too. I have $2500 to spend and I need help. I've been looking at the following, any advice would help:
PREAMPS:
Audio Research SP17L Tube Preamp
Quad QC24
Arcam c30
AMPS:
Arcam PI monoblocks
Conrad Johnson MF 2250
Bel Canto Evo 200.2
Quad 99
Perraux 200P
Refurbished McCormack DNA 125
Below is my current setup. I plan on upgrading my speakers in the near future, so I'll want something that will work now and later:
Hafler 9130 amp (x2)
Adcom GTP 500 Preamp
B&W 602 series 3 Speakers
Thanks!
PREAMPS:
Audio Research SP17L Tube Preamp
Quad QC24
Arcam c30
AMPS:
Arcam PI monoblocks
Conrad Johnson MF 2250
Bel Canto Evo 200.2
Quad 99
Perraux 200P
Refurbished McCormack DNA 125
Below is my current setup. I plan on upgrading my speakers in the near future, so I'll want something that will work now and later:
Hafler 9130 amp (x2)
Adcom GTP 500 Preamp
B&W 602 series 3 Speakers
Thanks!