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A Great Vintage Integrated?

I want to sample some good old vintage gear and I want to start with a integrated amp.Lets keep the price $200-$400 please.
Im looking for good bass and cool style.A phono stage is a plus but not required.
As it won't come with a remote how about an idea to overcome this.Creek passive maybe?
Thank you for any leads.
david99
sugarbrie
3,854 posts
 
David: How vintage are you looking for? In addition to the above recommendations, you could look for some early/mid 80s Arcam amps and some of the original British make Cambridge Audio "P" model amps.

I used to have a Cambridge P55 (70 watts) and now wish I had not sold it. It sold for $800 in 1985 dollars and was much higher quality than the current Chinese made budget Cambridge gear. It was small and weighed a ton.

musicdoc
320 posts
 
Good 'ol NAD 3020 integrated. Good luck in the search!
jeffloistarca
1,004 posts
 
I second the NAD 3020, still holds a place near and dear to my heart
gold001
30 posts
 
There is another NAD amp I liked alot. I think is was the 310. It was another variation on the 3020 theme.
Also the Naim Nait 2 sound awsome with the Planet.

-Patrick
dopogue
1,773 posts
 
A Scott 299 tubed integrated will provide astonishingly musical performance in this price range. Used of course. Don't be fooled by its modest wattage. And appearance-wise, it's totally cool. Good luck, Dave
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