Stereo amp options
Since you always liked Yamaha why not go with that brand? This has all the check marks of what you want! https://www.crutchfield.com/p_022AS2100S/Yamaha-A-S2100-Silver.html?cc=07 |
You can add an outboard streamer. If you want it built in take a look at the R-N602? It looks like it is the same as the 803 with 80 watts instead of 100 watts!! https://www.crutchfield.com/p_022RN602/Yamaha-R-N602.html |
I will preface this by saying this would be pushing your budget but meets all your needs in one box. There is a new AVM CS 2.3 BT all-in-one unit coming out this month. It will have a built in phono, wifi for streaming, an excellent DAC and will be Roon ready or you can use their proprietary app. Also will have Airplay and BT built in. The distributor has told me they will have samples this month so unfortunately it would take a little bit to get it. I would expect delivery in October. And like I said, this is pushing your budget but you would only need to add a turntable. Everything else is built in. AVMs sound profile is very natural to a hair warm. Compared to Yamaha, it will be warm as Yamaha tends to be a hair forward. You will see AVM is highly recommended by TAS and HiFi News, it is just a brand that is more popular in Europe than in the US. This is the old model https://avm.audio/masterpiece/inspiration-cs-2-2-bt/ The old unit had 165w of power so plenty of power to drive most speakers. I would expect the new unit to be in the same range in terms of power. It should have a similar feature set to the CS 8.3 which is available right now but that is their flagship unit and is like $15K and 500w of power. They make a killer turntable that has a similar aesthetic look with a glowing blue platter but it is not inexpensive. The R2.3 is the model and I think is really cool looking. Pair extremely well with Ortofon cartridges. |
