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Best used amp for around 500

I'm am desperately trying to upgrade from a Denon AVR-3300 receiver. Looking for a stereo amp for the fronts. I'm entertaining the idea of a five channel amp, but I don't yet have DVD-Audio or SACD, and money is an issue. The receiver is fine for movies, but for music...well, it won't do. I'm currently running Acoustic Energy Aegis 3's for the fronts - silk dome tweets, pretty warm, laid back sound. Any suggestions?
dklap
bday0000
266 posts
 
Check out a used BK amp. It's a great line to start with and you can find them well under $500.
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
Why buy used when you can buy the Jolida 1501 100 watt hybrid for around $500? this is a smooth powerful amp. I graduated from Denon to Jolida and never looked back.
captain
81 posts
 
how about a forte 4a?? killer amp for $400-600
david99
1,467 posts
 
stock dynaco st-70 for $200-$300 modify as funds allow.
best buy! best sound!
sean
6,231 posts
 
A surprising "ringer" in this category is the Yamaha M-80. Besides being the best sounding amp that Yamaha ever made, it is a TRUE "dual mono" design, complete with seperate transformers and power supplies for each channel. Beat the hell out of a Bryston 4B when i did a side by side comparison ( no offense Sugar ). Another good point about this amp is that it can sometimes be found for as low as $250. Plenty of power as it is 250 wpc @ 8, has jacks and switching for three sets of speakers. Only problem is that the binding posts ARE "funky", so you might have a hard time with various connectors.

As to the Muse amps, they are good quality. Like many other amps of that vintage though, they make use of Mosfets that are no longer available or in production. Should something go wrong with it, you might have to scavenge parts, etc...

Whatever you choose to do, you are in the right place to find some GREAT deals. Sean
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