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small footprint Class A mono blocks and pre amplifier

Would appreciate the forum's assistance regarding small footprint solid state Class A mono blocks and pre amplifier. My entertainment center is only 18 inches deep. Height and Width no problem. Depth particularly with cords is a problem. Current system consists of Crites Cornscalla  speakers, Pass Labs Int30A, Pass Labs XP15,Clear Audio Turntable, Tracer tonearm, Hana MC cartridge and Lumin D2. Speakers very efficient. Prefer to buy used. Budget about $8,000 for mono blocks and pre amplifier.
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georgehifi
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thinman2 small footprint Class A mono blocks and pre amplifier
1/4 of your budget, get 2 Schitt Aegir’s and vertically bi-amp
https://www.schiit.com/products/aegir
http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/IP.Board/uploads/monthly_2016_03/7_Vertical_Bi-Amp.thumb.jpg.672f...

or 1 Aegir on (mids&highs) and 1 Vidar (for more bass wallop) and horizontally bi-amp
https://www.schiit.com/products/vidar
http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/IP.Board/uploads/monthly_2016_03/biamp1.jpg.cfebd4caac8401a6cba8d...
 
And then a Schiit Freya + for you preamp that is extremely versatile.
https://www.schiit.com/products/freya-1

Cheers George
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georgehifi
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galacticmayan
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Regarding biamping with the Aegir on the high/mids and the Vidar on the lows, I dig the idea, but this confuses me a bit because these 2 amps have different wattage ratings/output.
Mids and highs take far less than bass so the Class-A Aegir on the mids and highs is ideal. And the Vidar on the bass is ideal.
As for the different gains, which they will be, as they are different amps, the one with the highest gain will need a $49 Schiit Sys on the input so it can be level match to the other amp. (see diagram
https://ibb.co/R4jp0Lj

Cheers George


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