In Reply to: I need a new toy- SS Amp posted by Neff on July 1, 2012 at 07:31:27:
What preamp and impedance is the preamp?
What speakers are you going to use?
What music do you listen to and at what levels do you intend to listen to them at?
Some basic observations are
McIntosh is over rated. However they are great if you plan on listening to music at an extremely loud level.
NAD in general makes a very articulate sounding amp. They have a nice quality of working very well with various speakers. Some find them to hot on the top end so be careful with what speakers you use.
Marantz makes a nice sounding amp. Very full and robust sounding. Look for a 250 - a true classic!!!!
The Sansui's AU series was nice. but look at the older ones over the later models.
Also look into Onkyo amps or integrated amps. Excellent quality sound. I would go with Marantz, Onkyo, NAD first. this is not in any order.
charles
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