Suggested amp to pair w/ Aerial 7A's on a budget


Any help that you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

I am looking for an amp to round out my current system:

Two-Channel Only-
Sources: Well Tempered Record Player, Tascam CD-450, Music Hall CD-25 (on it's way)
Speakers: Aerial 7A
Pre: C-J PV-5
Cables: Nordost- mostly Blue Heaven
Music Styles: Jazz, Female Vocals, Acoustic, and the occasional Rock & Roll

I would like to find something in the sub $1000 price range, but could go higher if needed.

Thanks in advance to all who lend a hand on this one!
lndrvr4me

Showing 1 response by sholtz

I cuurrently have Rogue M150s, PS HCA2, Hafler 9505, and two of the N.E.W 20 Class A amps. All have their strengths and weaknesses of course.
The hafler is great for the money - its main fault is excessive siblants with vocals. The folks at Musical Concepts agree. It can be bright when compareed to other amps I have and have had. At least with some speakers. I`ve never sold the amp though. I`d suggest a home trial of the HCA2. I usually go between the Rogues and the HCA in my system now. The HCA does the lows much much better. It sounds much more powerful than 150 watts per channel. You could be surprised with this amp. If you got the hafler you would probably want to mod it for around $600.00.