Now that my amp's blown...


Well, now that my amp's blown, instead of repair, I'm thinking about purchasing something else.

Speakers are Royd Minstrels..Source is my old Rotel RCD971.

I listen to all types of music. I was using a modified Sugden A48B, which worked well with the setup.

If I were to spend, say, $500 CAD on a used integrated, what else might work well with my source and speakers?

If i could say i wanted a bit of something more, i'd say it would be a touch more clarity in the midrange and maybe a little more dynamics (which is not to say the sugden is really lacking in either regard). If the whole thing could be more 3-d sounding, that would be great, too (although it's really my room that's very limiting in this regard).

loose
I had the Nait 5i. I know everyone likes it but I thought it sucked. I don't mean to offend anyone with harsh language, but I'd be lying if I said anything else. Someone above mentioned Creek. I had a 5350 and thought it was great. There's absolutely no comparison between the 2. The Creek is better in every single way. If you don't want to spend so much, I had a Cambridge integrated for a while. Not as good as the Creek, but much better than the Naim for about half the price.
Is CAD Canada dollars?
If so, you can maybe fine a used amps
from Classe (made in Canada). You might
be able to find a low power version
for that amount? Great choice for build
quality and sounds okay too.