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Ideas for Pre/Power $9000?

Currently need to replace a receiver. I don't have many local options for auditioning. My system consists of the following; Elac Debut F6, Pro-Ject Debut Pro, Pro-Ject S2 stage, NAS and streaming. I listen in a regular ol' family room with no treatments. Mostly like metal genre. Budget is $9k ish.

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phishhhhh4
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PassLabs INT60

Class A to 30w

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steve59
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HegeL H590. Read some reviews that include measurements. On the used market they should be available. 2017 I tried a bunch of int's and separates in a similar price and power and the hegel H360 back then) was clearly the most neutral and dynamic. The h590 has more wpc, double the headroom and a new dac and now that the H600 is out the 50 should be a bargain.

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coltrane1
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Metal? Save your money. You won’t hear any improvement much with Metal. 

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lfromsalem OP
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Why is that? I currently don't have an amplifier, that means no music at all. So by your logic, I should just go without? 

 

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ozzy62
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@coltrane1 

I beg to differ. Metal sounds quite good on my system. At least the metal that’s recorded well. And there is some like that. Check out any Tool album for reference.

 

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