Parasound HCA-2200?

This excerpt from a Stereophile review should give you an indication of which way to go.
 Cheers George

In recent years, Curl has been a consultant to Parasound, and was responsible for the revision of the Parasound HCA-2200 amplifier to Mark II status, which took it from an initial negative review in Stereophile to a Follow-Up that described it as a product that "succeeds in spades" (Vol.17 No.3).

I had one,  Great amp, and a great deal at $300.

I own a Parasound HCA 2200 and the matching preamplifier and tuner.  They have served me well in a Sanus rack system with KEF 104.2 speakers, a Parasound CD player and Teac cassette player/recorder).  I highly recommend Parasound products, and since purchasing them in the early 1990's the only repair if have needed was a broken front panel lever (my fault) on the preamplifier.  If you can get that amplifier for $300 it's a great deal, assuming it performs well.  I will probably be selling my Parasound components in the near future, hopefully together as they are great matches (I have used a Parasound DA converter to bring them "up to date")...I hope to get a little more for my AMP than this, so you are getting a good deal!  If you go for this deal, enjoy!!!

years ago, owned both the 2200 Mk1 and the 2200 Mk2. Both are nice amps, but the MK2 was the John Curl designed unit with dual transformers, two power supplies etc. would agree with the others, for 300 bucks a pretty good deal.