[Classymc]

Hi

I'm looking at purchasing an amplifier with a budget of around £200-£250.

I am looking for an amplifier to have the following requirements:

• Inputs for a turntable and optical cable
• Outputs for speakers and headphones

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

 

[cossix]

Optical cables are for digital signals, an amp wouldn't be able to do anything with that signal unless you ran it through a DAC first. As for your other points, have you considered the Magni 2 Uber? Great amp in anyone's opinion. What headphones are you planning on using?

 

[Classymc]

Optical cables are for digital signals, an amp wouldn't be able to do anything with that signal unless you ran it through a DAC first. As for your other points, have you considered the Magni 2 Uber? Great amp in anyone's opinion. What headphones are you planning on using?

I was hoping for an amplifier with a built in DAC, such as the Marantz PM6005 or similar. But thank you for your other suggestion too.
In terms of the headphones, I am using the Oppo PM3's. As far as I'm aware, they have a very low impedance of 26ohms.

 

[cossix]

Ah I see, my suggestion would be the Modi 2 Uber/Magni 2 but that's obviously not a combo. I haven't really heard much about combos at that price point but good luck!

 

[Classymc]

Ah I see, my suggestion would be the Modi 2 Uber/Magni 2 but that's obviously not a combo. I haven't really heard much about combos at that price point but good luck!

I've noticed that the Magni 2 Uber is a headphone amp and cannot drive speakers. Do you have any suggestions for amps that can drive speakers and headphones (without the optical input)?

 

[cossix]

Ah so you don't want just outputs, you want something that actually powers the speakers. I don't think I can help you there unfortunately :/

 

[buke9]

Check out a Teac AI-101DA it will do what you want haven't heard it so don't know how it sounds.

 

[obobskivich]

Onkyo A-9050 will do everything you want (and sound good doing it). This is not a "desktop" unit though.

 

[Oscar-HiFi]

What's wrong with the PM-6005? The headphone output is pretty good on them.

I have the PM-5005 and love mine, I have an external DAC so I didn't go for the 6005.