AKG K1000 amp <800euro?

If you like tubes, you may want to try some of the PrimaLuna Prolouge Two, where you can use KT88 as the EL34, actually many more others. Used they go around your budget, but think of tubes upgrading costs first.

 

Another option would be used Red Wine 30.2, but the problems here are the batteries, not that they are bad, you have to be sure they are still good running or even new. I am not talking about an new version up here, but one before. If you concider to buy this one, ask the seller the serial number first and check with Vinnie about the model, cos some sellers are not honest and writing some things that never been done with the amp.

 

Honestly, if you can find a fully modified TrendsAudio T10.1 amp, man, try this first, cos even stock one may surprise you and safe you lots of cash to.

 

And the last, but not least, however never tried one, its Almarro 205

 

 

 

 

 

What about the Khartago Odyssey.  Should be a wonderful sonic match to the K1000s. 

Almarro 205, used, goes around USD 600, I believe, but like I wrote, dont know the amp to be sure.

 

If you want bass and warmth, get youself TrendsAudio first, you dont risk anything by getting this amp, especially used. There are other T based amps around, which maybe also good, but I didnt try them either.

 

There is another option, which been sugested as one of those that produce best bass possible and thats Almarro 318B, but than again, your budget have to be more flexible, thats why I would go for T amp and spare some funds for next year or something.

 

My vote goes to TrendsAudio T10.1, here we go http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatran&1294723300&/Trends-Audio-TA-10.1-mini-clas 

 

Good luck Victor:-)

 

LD looks very interesting, but I cant comment on that one either, guess you should try one. I do to have an balanced source and it can have some differences, depends on the source circuit, I think.

Good, you will not be disapointed, its a very nice little wonder, which I am willing to get myself one day again, I am just tube rolling addicted and all my attention goes to them right now, so, maybe next year.

I am comming from K1000, then I went the Grado direction, up to the top, except PS1000, and now back to the roots again.

 

Let us know about your impressions.

Take a look at 2A3 based speaker amps. That's maybe my favorite tube and it sounds amazing with the K-1000. You won't find many headphone amps running the 2A3, but you'll find a number of speaker amps with it.

Also, EL34 amps sound good. I occasionally run mine off a Conrad-Johnson MV52 that I love. It isn't as good as my Si2A3, but very musical and listenable. I think the older Conrad-Johnson amps are a bargain. Really good, but the collectors haven't driven up the prices yet.