Can't get a better $3000 integrated than Belles soloist 1 from Power Modules. 125w into 8 ohms of clean dynamic power with a wide deep soundstage. and has a 2000 damping factor. Beneficial for your speakers. I own one in my second system with Acoustic Zen Adagios. The Amp plays like any $5000 amp I've ever heard. David belles is going on 80 years old and has been a legend in the business for a loooooong time. Nothing touches this amp at this price.
Integrated amp recommendation around 3k (I need more power!)
Hi everyone,
Yep, another of those "which amp would you recommend" questions. My system is settling in very nicely recently. I've bounced around with speakers quite a bit, but I keep returning to little Harbeth P3esr. They fit my room well and sound beautiful. However, they have a sensitivity of only 83db. Right now, my system is comprised of the following: VPI Traveler Turntable w/Clearaudio Maestro V2 cartridge, Croft RIAA phono stage, and the LFD LE V integrated. As nice as the LFD is sonically, it just falls a bit short on power 65wpc into 8ohms) with the little Harbeths.
So, I'm looking to move to a more powerful integrated amp. I'm certainly not a headbanger (or I'd have different speakers), but I would like to have ample headroom and current to maximize the P3s. I'm looking at a budget of around $3k, used or new. As I have an all analog 2-channel rig, I don't need a DAC, subwoofer outs, tone controls, balance, etc. Heck, don't even care about a remote. Just good, clean, dynamic power.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
Best, Scott
Yep, another of those "which amp would you recommend" questions. My system is settling in very nicely recently. I've bounced around with speakers quite a bit, but I keep returning to little Harbeth P3esr. They fit my room well and sound beautiful. However, they have a sensitivity of only 83db. Right now, my system is comprised of the following: VPI Traveler Turntable w/Clearaudio Maestro V2 cartridge, Croft RIAA phono stage, and the LFD LE V integrated. As nice as the LFD is sonically, it just falls a bit short on power 65wpc into 8ohms) with the little Harbeths.
So, I'm looking to move to a more powerful integrated amp. I'm certainly not a headbanger (or I'd have different speakers), but I would like to have ample headroom and current to maximize the P3s. I'm looking at a budget of around $3k, used or new. As I have an all analog 2-channel rig, I don't need a DAC, subwoofer outs, tone controls, balance, etc. Heck, don't even care about a remote. Just good, clean, dynamic power.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated - thanks!
Best, Scott