I was thinking Musical Fidelity also based on what you are looking for
Lively, fast & open sounding integrated under 3k?
My speakers are 89db 2 way monitors with a very warm sound. Minimum impedance 3.5 ohm
large Room, low level listening
My goals
no.1
excellent immediacy, speed & timing (dont recommend naim, very unnatural forced sound)
no2
forward soundstage (begins at the listening position and extends beyond the speakers)
No3.
Body without warmth
no4.
small in size if possible, but no class D, doubles into 4 ohms, Good at low volumes
new or used.
possible candidates from reading reviews
crayon cia-1
teac ai-2000
krell s300i
sugden a21se
large Room, low level listening
My goals
no.1
excellent immediacy, speed & timing (dont recommend naim, very unnatural forced sound)
no2
forward soundstage (begins at the listening position and extends beyond the speakers)
No3.
Body without warmth
no4.
small in size if possible, but no class D, doubles into 4 ohms, Good at low volumes
new or used.
possible candidates from reading reviews
crayon cia-1
teac ai-2000
krell s300i
sugden a21se
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zuio OP The Triangle signature Theta’s can go down to 4ohms, and to me sounded like they needed to be livened up A used John Curl designed Parasound Halo Hint integrated, you should be able to pickup for $3k or less, it’ll drive almost anything even has a ESS Sabre dac in it as well as a phono stage if you need it. https://parasound.com/hint.php $2.5K https://www.ebay.com/itm/Parasound-Halo-Integrated-Amplifier/324200768315?hash=item4b7bdf233b:g:RjkAAOSwTO9eSf3s $1.4K!!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Parasound-Halo-Integrated/124201839309?hash=item1ceb01aacd:g:hBgAAOSwSiVezmXD Cheers George |
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