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Budget Upgrade for 2.1 bookshelf system

My old receiver just died and I was thinking of upgrading to an integrated for around $500.

Speakers are Usher S520
Usher S-520
Description: Two-way front-ported bookshelf loudspeaker.
Drive-units: 1" UA25-10 silk-dome tweeter, 5" KSW2-5029B polypropylene-cone mid-woofer. Sensitivity: 86dB/W/m.
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms.
Frequency response: 55Hz–20kHz, –3dB.
Power handling: 50W.
Crossover frequency: 2kHz.

I also have this DIY subwoofer which has line and speaker level inputs:
http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-...ifier--300-784
http://www.rjbaudio.com/Cerberus/cerberus.html

This is in a large living room, but unfortunately speaker upgrade is not in the cards.

Source will be .mp3 and FLAC files from a regular computer- I had been using Chromecast Audio which has a TOSLINK output. We also stream Pandora and things like that from our phones.

I had a HK 3490, and the new HK 3770 looks like it would fit the bill but perhaps I could make a step up? Also considering NAD D3020. Anything else I should take a look at? Would it be worth it to look at used in this price range?
khumbu
aberyclark
1,355 posts
 
https://www.upscaleaudio.com/collections/peachtree-audio/products/peachtree-audio-decco-65
loomisjohnson
1,943 posts
 
your speakers are slightly harder to drive, so you'd be well served with an amp that can handle more challenging loads. spearit is listing a nad d7020 for $599--it has an inboard dac for your computer and more juice than the d3020. no affiliation.
reubent
6,996 posts
 
aberyclark,

Thanks for the link to the Peachtree Decco65. I didn't really need one, but at the 45% off price, I jumped on it.
mesch
3,484 posts
 
I was also concerned about he power capability of the D3020. The Decco65 seems like a good buy. How is the reliability on that unit?
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