Best Bang 4 the $ Intergrated Amp


Hi Folks,
Looking to help my brotherinlaw. He recently bought a used pair of Silverline Preludes. He heard mine with my Pass X 250 which promted him to buy the Preludes.

His budget unfortuneitly is not in Pass realm.

What bang for the buck intergrated would you recommend to make the preludes sing. Must have good bottom end as well.

I havn't been in the audio loop for awile, so I would really appreciate your input.
seabreeze
I ran Silverline Minuets with an old HK receiver and an even older Rega Brio. They sounded great with both. I bet a newer Brio with the Preludes would be excellent. The NAD C326BEE is another very good budget integrated. For under $500 (used for the Rega, new for the NAD), those are the ones I'd be looking at.
Perhaps the Creek 5350 SE that I own work for him. It is solid state. The other options include hydrid. I prefer the SS approach. Too many options in that price range without experimentations. It is unlikely you will find "the one" without dating a few.