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Budget amps that can hold their own.

I am working on a system and am building it from the source up. Alredy I have a Njoe Tjoeb 4000 and am working on the Bottlehead Foreplay pre-amp. Now it is time for an amp. I am looking for somthing under $500, but I do not know where to begin. When looking in the under 1k range, a lot of big names put out consumer crap that is not worth the plastic it is made of. What are some decent low budget amps that are worth looking at?

Thanks so much
Eric Baer
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beavis
272 posts
 
Listen to Eastern Electric MiniMax Amp. Morningstar Audio now selling direct.
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upstateaudio
249 posts
 
Sorry, I left out some things in my last post. I meant that the B&K ST140 is a good budget amp and it can be had for less than $250.
newbee
4,767 posts
 
Amps should match your speakers. If you haven't already picked them you should as the type of speakers you use will determine the amp you need. To do the reverse will severly limit your choice of speakers.
flynntom
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ADCOM 555II can be found here or on eBAY for $300-$400. A Nelson Pass design, 200 watts into 8 ohms, High currant , built like a tank and best of all sounds very nice with a tube front end. Not the last word, but very respectable for the bucks.
nealhood
199 posts
 
NAD C320BEE. Simply excellent - especially the power amp section.
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