cheap 'green', summer amp suggestions

[Rockmeister]

Not green as in grass....green as in cheap (er) to run.

Love my Leben 600 but I see it as my end amp in the vinyl line. And frankly, adding heat indoors right now is?? Even in Scotland

For a few hundred quid, what amp has...
gentle warmish sound (to calm my Tannoys and Spotify)
Power from 35wpc up
no phono stage needed, just a couple of line ins
a remote
no heat
low electricity bills, and
a smallish size.

Old and well used are fine if it works!

Ta.

 

[spengenuk]

I have swapped out my Sugden A21a for my Naim Nait 5 to save on the electric, I assume I’m saving as the Nait doesn’t run hot.
Maybe an older Arcam A65 would do the job.

 

[hifinutt]

arcam a85 or arcam a75 will be great . cheap and cheerful . and the a85 makes a pretty good power amp too . they dont run hot. been using the a85 for somewhile on and off

 

[lordsummit]

I’ve heard a Quad 303 and a 306 sound lovely with Tannoys. You’d need a pre-amp of course…

 

[Rockmeister]

gotta be one box, but thanks Summit. Arcam was in my mind. are the A 65/75/85 a series? ta

 

[Fatmarley]

I’ve heard a Quad 303 and a 306 sound lovely with Tannoys. You’d need a pre-amp of course…

My 306 does get a bit warm to touch though. Don't know about the 303.

 

[Rockmeister]

NAD? Creek? Audiolab? Yamaha? Pioneer?

 

[mattykyuss]

Rega io

 

[shevans]

as above…
NAD C 316BEE V2 £300 new

 

[Ponty]

Yamaha. I’ve got an RN402 which does everything (including streaming) and I’d forgotten was for sale.

 

[RoA]

 

[calorgas]

Inca Tech Claymore is great fun with Tannoys.

 

[Alex S]

Class T/D. Borrow my Amptastic Mini 1 or Temple Audio Bantam Gold (approx £100 ea) and be amazed. (Not 35Wpc but you’ll still be amazed).

 

[a.palfreyman]

Is this a wind-up.

 

[Fergus]

You could do as I did and buy something like an A&R A60 and have it serviced and recapped. It cost less than £300 and sounds tremendous.

 

[Zombie]

You prepare for the coming tropical winter?

 

[miktec]

Little Fosi ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071XQGYRJ/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

Be surprised !

I was - running one in the shed, gutsy little thing... better than the tiny Topping I used to have.

 

[daytona600]

Tangent ampster
Tangent Ampster BT II | Hi-Fi Choice (hifichoice.com)

 

[spengenuk]

I have been thinking about green footprints more of late leading me to change (temporary?) my amplifier, turn TV etc off at the mains. This must be the future, what’s in store for our Sugdens, Krells, Quads and their like.

re Arcam amps the A65/75/85 were a series. Heard a 65 and a 85 and were good at their price points, Arcam usually made a good value and sounding product though from what I recall the 85 was quite advanced with programmable volume for each input etc, so more to go wrong. If this was temporary I think the 65 would be a good bet being more basic

 

[Ponty]

I have been thinking about green footprints more of late leading me to change (temporary?) my amplifier, turn TV etc off at the mains. This must be the future, what’s in store for our Sugdens, Krells, Quads and their like.

I agree. Single box solutions are so good that they really make you question the need for rack fulls of boxes consuming lots of power and space (I’m completely converted). Multi box, energy hungry systems will become even more niche IMHO.