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Help me pick a power amp

Hi, I am sure this question is asked a lot but I am finding that searching this forum is rather difficult. I have a NAD C160 pre, and I just picked up a pair of B&W DM604S2s. I was going to get a NAD C270 power amp, but I can't really find any ones used for the price I am looking to pay. I have been looking at B&K Components, because I read on the forum that they make some of the best inexpensive amps there are. Is this true? I am looking to pay around $200, although less is better. The inputs will be a computer playing .flac files and a Rega P2. Any direction would be great, thanks!
dasfreeman
hifitime
715 posts
 
How about a little more.I don't know anything about this seller.[http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1267668655&/Acurus-A150-Reduced]
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viggen900
64 posts
 
I think I have a old yamaha amp that's worth 200 ish

I have no clue what else is good in that price range...... Adcom makes great affordable stuff. I have a gfa-5500 that is replacing the yamaha
sprink
110 posts
 
I have a B&K with my Paradigm speakers and love it. Sounds great and never runs out of steam.
donjr
1,335 posts
 
There's an NAD 214 for $150 on Agon. That's a good 80 watt amp and that's conservatively rated imho. I have the NAD 317 integrated which is basically the same thing and it's got a lot of power.
tommy
32 posts
 
You might want to look at a Parasound HCA 750 or 1000. They also can be strapped into mono unlike the Adcom's and that allows you an upgrade path.
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