Ya,stick with the NAD like Cmalak says..I second that.
I always thought the rotels had more grain and are bright..
A good tube integrated might be what you would like???
IMO,I think a lot of people cant name what there looking for in HIFI.
I think it's tone,the tone had to be right,not alot of hifi has good tone...
I have found tube amps to have superior tone by a mile.
With that said,the solid state amps that I found to have good tone are Accuphase,Forte 4,threshold,some early NAD's.
Arcams OK. I know there are more....
Quote:
"Isn't the amplifier just amplifying what it receives from the preamp?"
Yes,and some amps do it much much better than others.
I now run Quicksilver's,
American made, hand made, tube amps,mono blocks
they have outstanding tone(natuaral tone),low level detail,depth,musical up the yinyang.
The cost me a measily $800 off eBay too.
So,super duper sounds dont have to cost a small fortune...
Keep posting question and learning!!
Good luck!
I always thought the rotels had more grain and are bright..
A good tube integrated might be what you would like???
IMO,I think a lot of people cant name what there looking for in HIFI.
I think it's tone,the tone had to be right,not alot of hifi has good tone...
I have found tube amps to have superior tone by a mile.
With that said,the solid state amps that I found to have good tone are Accuphase,Forte 4,threshold,some early NAD's.
Arcams OK. I know there are more....
Quote:
"Isn't the amplifier just amplifying what it receives from the preamp?"
Yes,and some amps do it much much better than others.
I now run Quicksilver's,
American made, hand made, tube amps,mono blocks
they have outstanding tone(natuaral tone),low level detail,depth,musical up the yinyang.
The cost me a measily $800 off eBay too.
So,super duper sounds dont have to cost a small fortune...
Keep posting question and learning!!
Good luck!