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How to upgrade from Aragon 4004 mkII amp

Aragon 4004 mkII owners what amp did you upgrade to when you moved on? Did you regret selling the amp? How was your new amp better versus the 4004 mkII?

I am an original 4004 mkII owner and have an upgrade bug but don't want to spend money to just spend money.

Thanks - Jack
gooddomino
warnerwh
539 posts
 
Unless you have a few grand to spend for a small improvement I'd just keep the Aragon. That's a good amp. Heard one through some VMPS RM 40's and it worked excellently through these extremely revealing speakers. Upgrade your dac or try a tube preamp for a more significant improvement. The amp is very good.
aaabelha
6 posts
 
I have an old school (Mondial) Aragon 8008 and wouldn't trade it for anything else. It feeds a pair of B&W CDM9-NT's and they absolutely sing.

Keep it!
mitchchavis
87 posts
 
I owned the 4004 MkII and moved up to the Classe 300, then the Mark Levinson 335 and eventually to the 336. There was a definite improvement with each upgrade and I don't regret selling the Aragon at all. The other amps, especially the Levinson, allowed the speakers to really shine in every area of sound reproduction. The Aragon is an excellent amp but depending on your source components and speakers you should find an improvement with higher end amps.
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