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What Preamp and Power amp should I get?

post #1 of 8
4/16/11 at 8:07pm
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I've been messing around, and I wanna upgrade my sound. 

 

I wan a nice Preamp and a power amp. Both around 300 or lower.

 

What do you recommend? 

 

Also, that go well with a Spitfire DAC?

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post #2 of 8
4/17/11 at 6:07am

For speakers?

 

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post #3 of 8
4/17/11 at 11:36am
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For speakers?

 



For headphones and Speakers. I switch.

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post #4 of 8
4/17/11 at 12:30pm

Not sure you can get much in a separate preamp and amp for $300.  Maybe a nice integrated amp or receiver?  Or maybe a used Bottlehead Sex (not sure if they go as low as $300 though)?

 

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post #5 of 8
4/17/11 at 12:46pm
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Originally Posted by lbj View Post

Not sure you can get much in a separate preamp and amp for $300.  Maybe a nice integrated amp or receiver?  Or maybe a used Bottlehead Sex (not sure if they go as low as $300 though)?

 



I meant that the Preamp and the Amp can BOTH be 300 dollars or less (600 all together). And what is a Bottlehead Sex? Is it a Receiver? Also, what does a Receiver do?

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post #6 of 8
4/17/11 at 1:00pm

Oh, $600, that's a whole new ballgame.  Lots of choices, I'll let others chime in with recommendations.

 

Bottlehead Sex: http://www.bottlehead.com/store.php?crn=224&rn=433&action=show_detail

 

A receiver is an all-in-one component, combining a preamp, amp, and radio tuner (hence the name receiver) in one chassis.  Here's a typical receiver, I'm sure you've seen one before:

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post #7 of 8
4/19/11 at 8:59pm

How's the sound quality of the headphone out on these receivers?

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post #8 of 8
4/19/11 at 9:57pm

I have no first-hand experience with receivers, but lots of head-fiers have reported good things about vintage Marantz and Sansui.  And also:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/537704/calling-all-vintage-integrated-receiver-owners

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