I would not modify the integrated. If you decide to go solid state on a budget try Luminous Audio-Axiom pre amp for $125.00 or Endler stepped attenuators for $80.00. Both are quality products and real audio bargains. To go direct to the amp with a CD player that has a volume control will cost approx. $800.00 on up.
Single-source amplifiers with volume control?
Newbie posting... I have a Jolida 302A integrated amp, B&W DM602 (originals), and no CD player right now (sold my Cambridge Audio D300 recently). I'm looking to either sell the Jolida (see auctions), or modify it to a single-source amp running CD-only. I'm on a budget.
So, if I were to seel the Jolida, I would probably return to solid state. I want the simplest, best sounding amp/cd/speaker combo for the money. I listen to a lot of rock, some jazz, a little classical.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a direct-from-CD amplifier with a volume pot that doesn't have source selectors, balance, or bass/treble? 2-channel only.
Or, do you recommend keeping the Jolida and modifying it to bypass the input selectors, etc... which I find introduce some fuzz into the sound?
Sorry if this sounds like a dumb post. Trying to learn.
So, if I were to seel the Jolida, I would probably return to solid state. I want the simplest, best sounding amp/cd/speaker combo for the money. I listen to a lot of rock, some jazz, a little classical.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a direct-from-CD amplifier with a volume pot that doesn't have source selectors, balance, or bass/treble? 2-channel only.
Or, do you recommend keeping the Jolida and modifying it to bypass the input selectors, etc... which I find introduce some fuzz into the sound?
Sorry if this sounds like a dumb post. Trying to learn.