@tbs I would buy the Peachtree Nova 150, 300, or 500 integrated depending on your speakers power needs. Use it for a while and then upgrade once you have had time to get a better understanding of what you want.
I have the Nova 150 and it is rather good. Does not have any snobby audiophile appeal but I listen every day for 8+ hours and it is fatigue free and rather good. I paid $1100 (used on A’gon). I would not be surprised to see some used deals on these 150 and 300 because Peachtree has a buy back deal now to upgrade to the Nova 500.
I have not heard the Yamaha but have owned a Parasound 23 amp and I prefer the Peachtree. There are a lot of other better electronics you can get for more money, $5K-$10K. However, the low end in audio is rather amazing these days. So I think it is a good time to be cheap and take your time to listen to other gear and learn about what you want.
I am about to spend $10K on new speakers and I will be using the Nova 150 with them for a few months to understand what electronics I would need for them (my room is a big factor so I need some experimentation) . The Peachtree will eventually move to another room. I have no qualms about using this unit with very good speakers.
I have the Nova 150 and it is rather good. Does not have any snobby audiophile appeal but I listen every day for 8+ hours and it is fatigue free and rather good. I paid $1100 (used on A’gon). I would not be surprised to see some used deals on these 150 and 300 because Peachtree has a buy back deal now to upgrade to the Nova 500.
I have not heard the Yamaha but have owned a Parasound 23 amp and I prefer the Peachtree. There are a lot of other better electronics you can get for more money, $5K-$10K. However, the low end in audio is rather amazing these days. So I think it is a good time to be cheap and take your time to listen to other gear and learn about what you want.
I am about to spend $10K on new speakers and I will be using the Nova 150 with them for a few months to understand what electronics I would need for them (my room is a big factor so I need some experimentation) . The Peachtree will eventually move to another room. I have no qualms about using this unit with very good speakers.