would he be open to something like this: Dayton Audio HTA200 Integrated Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier 200 Watts. This fits "budget". I have its little brother.
Budget integrated amp?
Friend's amp is having issues and he asked me what was "good...for around $1000 new". Like me he is deep in the middle of the Pacific, actually deeper than me because he is on the Big Island of Hawaii, out in the desert/volcano area. I suggested the Schiit Ragnarok 2 which I have only read about but is on sale and has both good writeups and a 5 year warranty and is American made. Also, the Marantz PM6007, a few Rotel amps I read about that are on deal at Crutchfield (which ships to Hawaii free) and the Outlaw RR2160, which I have heard at another friend's. He is an older boomer like me and wants something like his old Marantz 2252B. I told him that those dont exist anymore. For those of you who might have head some of these am I giving him good ideas and have I missed anything substantive. He is not oriented to used and is on a tight budget. He is running both a CDP and an iFi streamer. Suggestions?
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To me Yamaha makes some of the worst sounding amplifiers I've ever listened to. I like the NAD C316BEE V2. Class A/B analog integrated at 40 watts/channel that can hold its own against 100 watts/channel units. https://www.crutchfield.com/p_745C316V2/NAD-C316BEE-V2.html?tp=34948
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