The only necessity is that I’m not tech smart enough to discuss your suggestion. However he could figure it out easily.
Need help picking a streaming integrated amp
Need some help. I’m helping a nephew purchase his first real system. He already has good ProAc speakers so I need an all in one integrated amp that costs no more than 3k. It has to stream Tidal etc and be able to accept a phono amp. The Naim Unity Atom appears to fully fit the bill with its 40watts that are supposed to able to handle most speakers. He has a small living room. Of course he’d like tubes but I personally don’t know what streaming options are available for a non built streamer.. He’s very tech savvy. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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All I can think off the top is a NAD C388 or C368. https://www.crutchfield.com/p_745C388B2I/NAD-C-388-BluOS-2i.html?tp=34948 |
Several options depending on budget. Since you're open to Naim, that'll give you plenty of choices. These are ones I know of: At low end of budget, Yamaha R-N803 - $700ish. Bluesound Powernode 2i - $900 (I have the previous model Powernode 2). Marantz pm7000n - $1,000. I'm about to take delivery on this to replace my Powernode 2. The NAD's mentioned above, I think under $2k. Hegel H90 at $2k, or Rost at $3k. NAD M10 at $2.7k. NAD coming out also with an improved version of this soon. Upcoming PS Audio Strata - $3k. Probably available mid summer. And the Naim family you mention. That's what I know of in the budget envelope appropriate for the speakers you have (there are many other cheaper options but I wouldn't recommend them, especially if you are open to Naim level quality and don't need to skimp). Note: all of these are all-in-ones, so-call super integrateds. If you are open to two-box solutions, there are many more possibilities, and I'm sure there are super-integrateds that I missed as well. |
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