Sad to say I need a new amp…
My twenty year old Mesa Tigris went up in smoke last week. It’s so thoroughly overbuilt I thought she would last forever. Lots of smoke and strong pungent odor, actually has to air the house out. I’ll call Mesa but think it’s time for a change…
The Mesa was hooked up to some Totem mites and a small REL subwoofer in my bedroom/office. So far, I’ve done some reading and have come up with some possible replacement. After my smoke out, I’m thinking solid state in the bedroom… I use a little audioengine Bluetooth receiver for my source in my office..
Exposure 2510, VanAlstine SET 120, Belles Aria and Rega Brio all sound like they would work well. Appreciate any input on these or others. Hoping to keep the cost under 2500. I listen mostly to jazz, classical music..
You have a good short list of SS already. If I were in your place, it would depend on the ability to get some test drives with some candidates and my willingness to eat some shipping costs in the process. The Music Room would give you two weeks with gear they're selling. As far as names go, if I were to just add a few used options to your list, I'd look at this list : https://tinyurl.com/3hvtcdrt at PS Audio, Bryston, Parasound A21+, Peachtree GaN400, Balanced Audio Technology |
@bkeske Not sure where you are, but if you're along the Front Range, I have a tech I'd recommend to you. Wish Audiogon had a thread for hooking up customers with local techs. |
+1 @rocray |
