Save up a little more and try to get a good used solid state amp from Ayre, Bat, ARC, CJ, Pass Aleph. Anything from that list will be clearly better than what you are now looking at.
Nak PA 5MMKII Bellles 150A HR Rotel RB 1070? Which one
I am looking at three different amps in my area and price range. Say $250 to $450 Belles 150A Hot Rod, Nak PA5 MKII, Rotel RB 1070. I have a Rotel RC 1070 preamp so that is why the Rotel is in the mix. Cables are all Analysis Plus and speakers are either Vandersteen 2C or Infinity RS 2.5s. I owned Rotel gear 2001 -2006 (before I moved on to a perfect but soul less digital Bel Canto) and always thought despite its flaws the Rotel gear was pretty musical. I have heard it said in more then one spot the RB 1070 is a bit more clinical then the older stuff but who knows what cables were being used Have never heard a belles and have not heard a Nak since I worked in the biz way back then. Any synergy issues here with the Rotel preamp.? which by the way i think is better then the early 995 and 990 which were also good but more veiled.
The question also is this stuff going to outdo my Music Hall A 50.2 integrated? No slouch in itself.
The question also is this stuff going to outdo my Music Hall A 50.2 integrated? No slouch in itself.
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