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Thinking of upgrading at arcam faj a22 for used peach tree audio nova 500

Hi, my current setup is the arcam a22 with clear audio concept and Nola boxers.  I want to upgrade my amp first and eventually my speakers.  I have interest in peach tree nova 500 used.  Would this be a major improvement on my system or should I get something else.  It is important to me to have a dedicated phono and ground on the amp. Thanks as always for whatever advice (opinions), you can give me.  Charles 
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akg_ca
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Your NOLAs are a very efficient rating of 90db. Simply piling on a larger wpc amp is a waste …big time.

It seems that they favour British amps synergy wise. The Brit offerings in your price range are mostly s/s and not tubes. A close s/s proxy to a tube amp in your price range is the SUGDEN A21 Signature that runs in pure Class A that would be a fine contender and no pretender.

https://www.sugdenaudio.com/a21-integrated---line-amplifier

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I am running Nola Boxer 2's. They are currently paired with a First Watt J2. Great pairing. I also run them with an F5,another low watt class A amp,and a pair of Monarchy Audio amps,run in mono.  All sound wonderful.  Check out class A. 
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OP is getting wonderful advice here from my experience.
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