Any good cheap integrated amps?

dunno what happened to the second-half of my 1st post here - kinda makes my 2nd post meaningless! :>) oh well, isle try again:

i'd recommend buying the audio innovations alto integrated amp (audio innovations is a subsidiary of audio note) currently being adwertized on a-gon for $275 (retail $500). i had one driving a pair of thiel 3.5's in my 26x28 kitchen, & this 35wpc amp aquitted itself quite well in a large room, driving these wery-power-hungry 4-ohm-load speakers. much better sound, imho, than comparably-priced nad, etc. admittedly, the kraken amp/pre i'm now using on the thiels, w/a class-a amp putting out ~100wpc, does a better yob than the audio innovations, but the retail price is $2160, & the thiels are wery hard speakers to drive. i'm amazed that the alto worked at all driving those speakers in that room!

in an office, w/91db/1w/1m speakers, yule have great sound w/the alto. and, the alto looks way-cool too - kinda like a spaceship - good for an office enwironment.

pick up a decent vintage luxman or sansui tuna for ~$100-$200 later on, & yule be set; or get a more recent adcom or nad tuna for about the same price...

good luck, doug s.

ps - for a foto of the alto go here - it's the top-unit, prolly in black, not chrome...

jeez, wazzup w/my compootah?!? here's the audio innovations foto link:

http://www.audioinnovations.co.uk/main.htm

I agree with several here, the NAD integrateds are ice units. May be too bright with the likes of B&W monitors though. A friend of mine had good luck with Adcom for years before switching to the warmer sound of vintage Carver. Both of these should be available here and on eBay for bargain prices.

The NAD 302 that is $75 here on Audiogon is the predecessor of the 3020. They just dropped one zero. It is also 30 watts instead of 20.