The Acurus DIA 100 (mark I and Mark II) used to receive rave reviews in Stereophile. Those sell for around $500. I've heard other acurus equipment and thought it sounded pretty good. You might even be able to buy an old adcom amp and preamp in that price range. The Adcom 555 mk2 was a nice amp. Those go for $300, and a matching preamp should be 250-300.
Integrated amp decision, oh the headache
Want to buy integrated amp for music listening only. Have Klipsch reference 3 mains and M+K V125 sub, limited budget of $500. What is the best int. i can get for that price? Heard the NAD C-340 was an excellant amp, would that be a good one to get? Any suggestions would be appreciated.