need an amp...

In my opinion, the Musical Fidelity A3, A300, A3.2 amps are very good all around performers for the money. That said, they are better in midrange and high end than in the bass, which is tight, but not pronounced. Of course this is all my humble opinion.

Good luck.

Wolf_garcia:

My sentiments exactly! :)

Wolf,

Is that why Classical and Country sound like crap on my "Funk Firm" turntable and Rick James integrated?

Yes. And since Rick James played with Neil Young when they were Young Canadians, he was, in fact, integrated.

I asked a similar question a few months back when I also had an adcom 545mkii. In my experience though, the adcom didn't sound muddy at all. It sounded a bit thin with not much low end. The mids and highs were okay. Maybe a bit analytical bordering bright. I think the McCormack may be the best for that money. I happened to go with a classe ca-150 because I found one locally and I have a classe pre-amp so I figured they should have good synergy. If you want, search the forums for "best used amp under 1k" and you'll see the list of recommendations I got :-)