Best used Amp under $2000 for CD-50

Hi Al; It's gotta be the McCormack DNA-1DX, about $1400. And if that doesn't provide enough of "everything"; well Steve McCormack offers 3 up-grade levels. Good luck.

I consider myself the stongest proponent of the Resolution Audio CD50 in this forum. I enjoy the Krell KAV-250a very much with mine, and think it would contend with, or BEAT, any other amp...especially under $4000. CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING THE BEST BANG-FOR-THE-BUCK CD PLAYER THAT HAS EVER BEEN, AND WILL EVER BE, MADE!

Carl- I'm sure Jeff Kalt of Resolution Audio would be quite pleased to hear you are the strongest proponent of his CD50, and I couldn't agree with you more that in all respects it's truly a remarkable CD only player. Your obvious knowledge and sincere feelings offered in your responses are evident, and I can see that you share your recommendations with all sincerity. I must say that in this particular instance however, if you were to ask Jeff specifically which Amp he would recommend as being the best choice for his RESOLUTION CD50, I wouldn't be surprised should he most likely first mention the MUSE SIGNATURE SERIES II MODEL 160 inasmuch as that happens to be the choice he made for his own system. By the way, you can get the MUSE 160 Stereo Amp NEW for under 2K, and their 175 & 300 Mono Blocks NEW for 4K or under as well. I'm quite confident the 160 would handle your ENERGY VERITAS 1.8s (6 ohm Nominal/4 ohm Minimun Impediance) speakers without even breaking a sweat. Of course being generally accepted that Mono Blocks have attributes often prefered over a single chassis Stereo Amp, and should you be given the choice, the 175's or the 300's could prove worthy of consideration as well. In addition you may want to check out the new MuseElectronics.com web site.

Muser, have you compared any of those Muse amps directly with the Krell KAV-250a in the same system context? I mean, D'Agostino believes 2 channel is dead, and I don't agree with him about that either (hardly anybody in the world does). He still knows how to design and build an amp, though. Anyway, if you're in the southeast, you should bring your Muse by my place for a shootout. This one has beaten monoblocks.

I would like to thank everyone very much for all youe help and imput(carl,muser-thanks so much),hey carl i totally agree w/you,if there is a better cd player than res cd-50 i haven't heard it,so/fro sfcd1 is a toy compared,i'm still searching for the perfect match to the cd-50(is so good it will be a crime not to get something compatible)with all due respect to carls opinion i have narrowed my list to the ayre v-1,spectron musician,maybe the muse,i just don't think the krell has the delicate touch(it may be my taste),any other feedbacks or ideas will be greatly appreciated,thanks again guys!!!alfred