Sister's wants music system without the hassles!


Evening Goners',

My Sister loves to come over to listen to my system but when i try to explain it to her [she asked!] her eyes glaze over...

I have a nice pair of mint Red Rose R3 [the man!] speakers that i would love to put together an all in one system for her moderate budget!!
Amp, Preamp, dac, cd player, possible streaming , phono outlet .

She's an Analog gal but , with the right component, might venture into digital down the road.
Not anything complicated, just push a few buttons and sit back...:-)

Thanks to all who respond and i will then look each up...

Regards,
Azjake
azjake

Showing 1 response by timlub

Those are very nice speakers, so assuming that your sister has been around your system and has good ears, but isn't an audiophile... there are a lot of good integrated amps out there. 
The speakers are 87db 4 ohm, so you will need something with a decent power supply and a minimum of 60 watts or so @ 4 ohms.  
Here are my thoughts off the top of my head, keeping in the Audiophile tradition.
Audio Refinement Complete
Classe Cap 101/Cap 151
Arcam Delta 290 Arcam 10
I'm sure that there is a Cambridge out there
Rega Brio 2 (if it'll handle 4 ohms) 
Old Krell (KAV 300/400)
Ton of stuff under $1000 that will do a good job. 
I'd look at something like an IFI Dac or Schiit Modi Multibit Dac or Audioquest Dragonfly red/black any of these would give her outstanding computer audio. 
She would be ready to go with a very satisfying system
I hope this helps,  Tim