Get an Acurus amplifier and either an Acurus R11 pre-amp or one of the cheap Prasound preamps. The cheap Parasound pre-amps sound, available for several hundred bucks, sound silly good and clean and not just for the money. I am running a modified, cheap Parasound through a classic, reference Music Reference tube amp, 125 wpc; the combo is surreal.
You could get the amp and pre-amp combination for under 750 - 800 dollars used here on Audiogon. If you don't see what you want listed on Audiogon, place a wanted ad - this is a good way to avoid chasing "hot" and desirable items once listed. The parasound and the Acurus pre-amps do not stay unsold long once listed on Audiogon.
You could get the amp and pre-amp combination for under 750 - 800 dollars used here on Audiogon. If you don't see what you want listed on Audiogon, place a wanted ad - this is a good way to avoid chasing "hot" and desirable items once listed. The parasound and the Acurus pre-amps do not stay unsold long once listed on Audiogon.