Recommendations for an Amp/Preamp combo excellent musically and very reliable
Hello, having often encountered major reliability problems with components that may be too sophisticated in their design and which have taken too many months to be repaired, I thank you for giving me your recommendations for an Amp/Preamp combo that is excellent musically and also solid as a rock. My speakers are Magnepan 3.7i with 2 Vandersteen subwoofers.. My room is 550ft2. I am looking for a holographic placement of voices and instruments, a 3D soundstage. I want a sound that gives me goosebumps. I do not want the bass to be sloppy. I am looking for a sound that is not tiring after a few hours of listening. My musical styles are very varied from classical music to jazz, pop, world music, rock, blues, rap, hip-hop...Budget is up to $15k and I could consider used equipment. Thank you.
I have driven Apogees and Magies with an Aragon 4004 MKII for 30 years along with the Aragon 24k Pre. Dan D'Agostino (Krell) designed them as Dual Mono that can deliver 200w @8ohms, 400w @4ohms and about 600w into 2ohms. They can deliver all of the current they are handed. Absolutely silent background. I know they are old, but they are really special without having to lay out thousands of dollars.
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Power amp: MC² Audio S800 Preamp: ATC SCA2 I use the S800 power amp in my own system, two of them in an active configuration, and though I don't use the SCA2 preamp myself (my DAC has a great preamp section and a digitally controlled, analogue volume control) I know it extremely well from a friend's setup with the exact same S800 power amps. It's an excellent combo through and through.
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