Budget integrated amp needed


I have a little bedroom system - NAD receiver, Pioneer SP-BS21 speakers and a Bluesound Node. It fits my bedroom music needs perfectly! Unfortunately, the NAD, from the mid 90’s, has had it- 

I am looking for a replacement integrated. I don’t need Bluetooth DAC or AirPlay- just a straight forward integrated and low power is fine. 
 

Suggestions please! Ideally budget is about $300- give or take and I’m not adverse to used 

 

thanks! 

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Cambridge AXA35...often $229 factory refurbished direct from Cambridge...I've purchased 2 for friends and they sound and work great...

NAD makes a couple of mini integrateds that sound great.  The 3020D and it's sibling are great candidates for tiny great sounding integrated amps.

The Yamaha A-S501 retails for $550, so if you are patient you can get it for around $400. Or you can drop down to the A-S301 in the Yamaha series.

zavato… Though you asked about an integrated, you wrote “Suggestions please”. In that spirit l offer something additional that may help with the $.

Since this post was for your bedroom system, I presume that space is also important. Reading your system details & that you don’t mention a tuner, I’m thinking that the bedroom setup is only streaming.

1) There is a current Agon listing for a used Powernode ($250) that’s a similar version to your current Node. You could then flip your current Node and end well under budget.

Or

2) Again if streaming only, moving to an amp alone (vs an integrated) may help to insure the budget is not exceeded.

In either case, the Bluesound app would eliminate the pre-amp portion.

Good luck with your hunt.

 

PS Audio Sprout is in budget, tiny footprint, tremendous versatility, and will sound as good as you need it to sound.