Hi!
My wife has decided the hifi rack in my study is to be repurposed, which means the amp will no longer fit. Contrary to what she says, that I can have a new rack system for Christmas, I believe this means a new amp is needed. Or at least it's a great excuse to window shop!
The study is my principal listening room, it measures approx 6m x 4.5m, carpet over wood floors, wood paneled, brick fireplace, two 3/4 height windows with heavy curtains, and my desk.
Speakers are Neat Motive 2s, placed either side of the door, opposite the desk. They're approx 2m from each other, about 70cm from the wall. Amp is an Onkyo AV, TX606, that I had in storage. I use the main front and rear surround outputs as a jury rigged bi-amp system. Sole source is a DacMagic plus connected to a mac playing apple lossless files through Audirvana+. Music is rock/metal based (Maiden, Metallica, Trivium, Dream Theater), with a fair amount of jazz (Jacques Loussier, Wynton Marsalis) and classical thrown in. Listening volumes are full, but not ear-splitting - most of the time, anyway
Anybody have any suggestions for a standard sized, integrated amp, new or used, in the £500 range, that might suit?
Thanks!
My wife has decided the hifi rack in my study is to be repurposed, which means the amp will no longer fit. Contrary to what she says, that I can have a new rack system for Christmas, I believe this means a new amp is needed. Or at least it's a great excuse to window shop!
The study is my principal listening room, it measures approx 6m x 4.5m, carpet over wood floors, wood paneled, brick fireplace, two 3/4 height windows with heavy curtains, and my desk.
Speakers are Neat Motive 2s, placed either side of the door, opposite the desk. They're approx 2m from each other, about 70cm from the wall. Amp is an Onkyo AV, TX606, that I had in storage. I use the main front and rear surround outputs as a jury rigged bi-amp system. Sole source is a DacMagic plus connected to a mac playing apple lossless files through Audirvana+. Music is rock/metal based (Maiden, Metallica, Trivium, Dream Theater), with a fair amount of jazz (Jacques Loussier, Wynton Marsalis) and classical thrown in. Listening volumes are full, but not ear-splitting - most of the time, anyway
Anybody have any suggestions for a standard sized, integrated amp, new or used, in the £500 range, that might suit?
Thanks!