First off, I have had a boatload of equipment over the past 5 years so I have tried quite a bit of different equipment (I find its part of the fun in the hobby). With that in mind, I recently purchased a B stock Nova 220se and love it! I find that I can't beat the sound of it (or a previous Nova Pre / 220 combo that I had) unless I spend at least $2500 and I'd have to give up a remote control for the volume. To put together a rig that outperforms the 220se I'd go Schiit Bifrost Multibit, Lightspeed Attenuator and any sweet sounding amp (Classe, Conrad Johnson, McCormack etc.).
I would strongly consider a B stock 220se. Peachtree has some reliability issues but they have awesome customer service and the unit would have a 2 year warranty. The Pre-amp is from the Grand Integrated, it has a great Dac and the Amp can power any speakers.
Not to dog Adcom, but they aren't on the same level. I've had a 545, 535, 5800, 5300. Also, the integrated amps look nicer, you have less cables by far, the pre amp, amp and dac were all selected to work together.
I also like the looks of that NuPrimie IDA 8 and may get that for a second system.
That new Parasound Integrated looks really nice also but its out of your price range I believe ($2500 ?)
Anyways, I am done with separates for awhile because these new Integrated amps outperform a hodgepodge of older equipment (amps. preamps) mixed with newer stuff (Dac) if you are at a $1200 ish budget.
I would strongly consider a B stock 220se. Peachtree has some reliability issues but they have awesome customer service and the unit would have a 2 year warranty. The Pre-amp is from the Grand Integrated, it has a great Dac and the Amp can power any speakers.
Not to dog Adcom, but they aren't on the same level. I've had a 545, 535, 5800, 5300. Also, the integrated amps look nicer, you have less cables by far, the pre amp, amp and dac were all selected to work together.
I also like the looks of that NuPrimie IDA 8 and may get that for a second system.
That new Parasound Integrated looks really nice also but its out of your price range I believe ($2500 ?)
Anyways, I am done with separates for awhile because these new Integrated amps outperform a hodgepodge of older equipment (amps. preamps) mixed with newer stuff (Dac) if you are at a $1200 ish budget.