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A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@ditusa : Wow! these are amazing speakers you have ... a friend who has a recording studio has 4430 and they are awesome ... never heard the 4435 but I guess the extra 15 inch gives it better response in the bass ... Do you use them for monitoring... 
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@ditusa : I know about this class A/B thing ... I was talking about the class A section of the headphone which is - according to Schitt - 6 watts ... this doesn't seem much, but still I'm wary of the heat generated by class A ... BTW, it's not con... 
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@pr : merci pour votre suggestion... je sais que les amplis en class A sonnent mieux que les transistors et qu'ils rivalisent même avec les tubes... par contre, ils chauffent beaucoup et je ne peux me permettre d'avoir un ampli qui chauffe à ce po... 
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@ditusa : thanks for considering my requirements before making a suggestion ... much appreciated ... i had thought about Schiit before and had given up on the idea i cant remember why so i went to read more .. . several criteria play in its favor,... 
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@boomerbillone : in my experience amps have a sweet spot in terms of output volume ... some amps that I found mediocre at low volume turned out to be better at high volume and vice versa ... so it’s best not to have a powerful amp for nothing ... ... 
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@oksailor : When I bought my Altec 620A, they were connected to a 200 watts Mcintosh amp that had powered them when they were in a recording studio. I managed to knock down walls, but in terms of subtlety, I was not impressed - and never was for t... 
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@axpert @hilde45 @elliottbnewcombjr @bigkidz @richdirector I specified that I did not want tubes in the output stage and I have my reasons for doing so. BTW I’ve had a few tube amps when I was young: Harman Kardon Citation II, Leak (TL 12), Qua... 
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@bob540 : I believe the Audiolab wouldn't be an improvement on my actual amp which is a Sugden A25B. @brandonfin : not a bad idea but I believe the Naim is quite similar to my actual amp, a Sugden A25B. there wouldn't be a major improvement @maz... 
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@dill  : a few years ago, I did try a Pathos One for a while and it was pretty good...   
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@joey54 : I have specified that I didn't want tube in the power section... it creates too much heat in the summer... only in the preamp section, I am willing to «deal» with tubes ...  
A decent integrated amp under 2K ...
@sbank : my amp is open all day long and it get way too hot in the summer... also I had PLENTY of tube amps when I was younger & I do not like the hassle to deal with them... @yogiboy : I don’t see the point of burning a tube if I don’t need... 
SS Budget "Tone" Integrated Amplifiers
I’ve been using a Sugden A25B (34 watts in class A/B) for quite some years now and it does quite the task you are refering to... for the price I paid (200$ used), I doubt there’s anything that can even come close... it sounds warm but it's not the... 
Choix Carte Son PCI pour Liaison serveur / DAC
Bonjour,ce site est anglophone alors vous n'aurez sans doute pas la réponse que vous désirez obtenir... bien à vous 
Better Integrated Amp?
The speakers are the component that'll give life (or not) to your music... it is crucial that you find a pair that suits your taste BEFORE buying an amplifier... BTW, you are lucky... UK has many great electronic company, as Tannoy (speakers), Reg... 
Advice on a budget R2R DAC
Here’s my final contenders list, in no particular order :- Metrum : Menuet or Onyx, although the later will probably break my budget;- Holo Audio Spring; - Mojo Audio Mystique V2 (those are very rare in Canada, so I probably won’t be able to get o...