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That's one way of looking at things :)
"appropriate power" is an interesting discussion point... My view is that more is more when it comes to output headroom. I appreciate that not everyone agrees, however I'm happy with the results of the "power first" philosophy, arrived at through trial and error, before I'd read stuff like this:
http://www.glasswolf.net/papers/headroom.html
@chrisbmx116: here's another option; Sony ES is top quality stuff:
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@chrisbmx116 "better" is always subjective, especially in audio-land where generally, no-one agrees about anything. The Audiolab is something of a classic which you couldn't really say of the Yamaha, even though I don't doubt that it would do a decent job.
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I was going to suggest an Audiolab as well - great amps. Here's an earlier veriosn for less £:
Otherwise, lots of good amps from Marantz, Rotel, Nad etc for £200-£300 second hand.
The shoe box Cyrus are great as well - here's a One but you could probably find a Two or one of the later models within top end on budget:
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Yes, mut be compensating for something with the power amp fetish, previously had one of these:
http://www.alchemisthifi.info/ranges/1st_range/alchemist_odin_power_amplifier.htmIn fact I kind of still do have it, just permenantly lent to someone.
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Respect for the engineering skills @FatManOnAFixie
My approach is more about picking stuff up from forums, plug it in,see how it sounds. Had the current arrangements for quite a while now:
Technics SL1210
Laptop with spinny disc replaced with non spinny one running JRiver MC
Wyred4Sound DAC2
Quad 34, renovated by previous owner
Meridian 205s feeding Spendor A5s in "snug"
Meridian 557 feeding Linn Keilidhs in kitchen.
It's not a purist approach but I like the results. Apologies for the spaghetti cabling; must tidy that up at some point. -
Thanks @riotsquad. Very helpful seller, prompt and stuff accurately described - recommended.
Cheers
Chas
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Yum! I want that for my dinner...