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integrated amplifier with phono and usb

i am looking for an integrated with a phono and usb but also with enough power to drive my magnepan 12's. i came across the musical fidelity A1008 but i think the blinking digital inputs on the front panel would be too distracting. so if someone has any other ideas or can tell me otherwise on the a1008 it would be appreciated
bianchi27
allchemie
118 posts
 
Hard to recommend anything without knowing your budget and the speakers you will be driving.
bianchi27 OP
189 posts
 
what ever product i choose it will be driving magnepan 12's, in my original post, but i would like to stay below $1600
i have been using a musical fidelity a3 with the maggies for around 8-10 years. love, love, love my maggies
slanski62
42 posts
 
I owned the A1008. The blue lights don't blink once it's powered up, and they're almost invisible unless you're in the dark. The power output is substantial. I doubt it would have any trouble driving your speakers. I agree with Br9038. The onboard USB dac was pretty good a few years ago, but it is now pretty outdated.
bianchi27 OP
189 posts
 
thanks for the update on the A1008, the manual gave the impression that if any of the digital inputs were not being used its corresponding light would blink. as for the DAC being pretty outdated then please explain to me why people purchase older cd players--thanks
slanski62
42 posts
 
My guess is that buyers of older cd players are using them as transports only and sending a digital output to an external dac.
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