NAD C 375BEE Integrated Amp Replacement Recommendations

Nutty, thanks for your suggestion.  I have owned so many integrateds in the past years it's hard to keep track but have not owned the 225. Have considered it.  I have owned the NAD M2, NAD M3, Harmon Karkdon HK990, Yamaha AS2000, and the NAD C375BEE, granted, with different speakers. The Yamaha was more refined.  A member here who I respect, owned the Anthem and sold it to get the Yamaha AS 2000.   I have also owned the Blue Circle BMPH which I sorely regret selling and was probably my only high end integrated;, also the McIntosh MA6900 that I wish I never bought. 

Sorry for the Outlaw recommendation, that post was intended elsewhere. For this thread I would +1 mesch for the Vincent. Sorry for the confusion and my ineptitude.

Tom

If buying new at that price I would certainly look at the recommended Vincent. I have had the 236mk and the 237. Fantastic amps.

The OP mentioned his speakers the Klipsch RF-7 II.  Does anyone realize that the sensitivity spec is 101db?!

nobody needs 150 wpc to drive these speakers and I doubt the OP is using more than 20-30 watts from the Nad unless he’s already deaf.

I had the 375, and though it’s a decent amp, it’s not the most transparent.   The pre section holds it back, imho.  The perfect pre for those speakers is the Schiit Saga, a passive pre that has amazing detail and imaging.   Add their 100 wpc amp and you’ve dropped only 1100 or so with shipping.   The Nad will sound flat by comparison.  

Plus the gear gear is made in the USA like those Klipsch speakers.   

 Many owners of these speakers use high powered amps, I have read many complaints of lack of bass with these speakers and this is a quote from a senior member on the Klipsch forum:

Looks like it dips just a tad below 5 ohms at 40 hz, and another dip to 3.5 ohms at 160 hz. At 100 hz, impedance is 4 ohms with a -40 degree phase swing. They may be sensitive, but they are NOT an easy load. 

So don't drive them with a bridged  amp or you will risk letting the magic smoke out per the manual.

More than a few owners use Vincent amps per the forums and I have a friend that has a pair that runs high powered amps with them as well. These are not the same as the Heritage line and seem more for home theatre where a sub is doing the heavy lifting.

The op asked for an amp with similar grunt and bass weight as the c375 with more refinement....that is an accurate description of the Vincent sound.