I am thinking of buying a power amp soon. Trying to make up my mind about what to buy. I listen to a wide range of music jazz,classical,rock,newage,etc. Looking at tubes and SS. anything around 2K. I have seen some levinson & Krell used should I consider these or go new, Thanks
I would go used, personally. You get a much better amp at a significantly lower price. In the $2K price range, I don't know how much power you need, but I'd recommend the Threshold T400 for 150 wpc of pure Class A power. If you need more than this, I'd recommend a Classe CA-300, which is 300 wpc (not Class A).
If you get lucky you may see an Audio Research D400MKIII or a Plinius SA100MKIII for sale on audiogon for under $2K. I haven't heard all the other amps memtioned above but I now for a fact those 2 will beat a Bryston hands down and better any Krell for under $8K. Levinson starts to get really good amps about $3K used. For my money it would be the ARC though.
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