Crown power amplifier and Semoic Audio 6j1 tube preamplifier.
Depending on which Crown you get, you can easily stay under $500, especially on Amazon.
I’ve got their 145 RMS WPC version and paid $249 for it used. They still have a couple more in stock.
The preamp only costs $14.64
If you need an FM tuner, there’s a fabulous bargain in the Minlia HDTV FC0012 USB RTL 2832U SDR Tuner dongle stick DBB-T + DAB + FM + TV receiver. $16.89 plus tax on Amazon. See my post in the “diminishing returns” forum thread for why I like it.
Depending on which Crown you get, you can easily stay under $500, especially on Amazon.
I’ve got their 145 RMS WPC version and paid $249 for it used. They still have a couple more in stock.
The preamp only costs $14.64
If you need an FM tuner, there’s a fabulous bargain in the Minlia HDTV FC0012 USB RTL 2832U SDR Tuner dongle stick DBB-T + DAB + FM + TV receiver. $16.89 plus tax on Amazon. See my post in the “diminishing returns” forum thread for why I like it.