used power amp under 1500

@parkergetdean 

A good passive input selector is like a 50's child: it should be seen, but not heard.

Goldnote is a respected maker of high-end switchgear and volume controls. A person could get a $100 input switch on Parts Express, and those might be unfavorably noticed with regard to the end sound of your system. However, it is highly unlikely that a Goldnote product would behave in such a gauche fashion.

Would-be high-end brands like Prima Luna can't afford such premium gear. They use garbage ALPS Blue Velvet controls in their humdrum-yet-$6,000 preamps.

I'm a bit of a VC snob. Sorry 😃

My point is, anyone can rest assured Goldnote will do the job. Alternatively one may search for a used Manley Shipjack (no longer made).

https://6moons.com/audioreviews/manley4/skipjack.html

@devinplombier first I thought it was a cheap product but the price and internals (and you) indicate that it's not. Now I would just need good cables!

@parkergetdean there you go: 

$ 850 Cyclops + $413 Goldnote = $1,263, leaving $237 out of your $1,500 budget to spend on a decent interconnect. Done!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/406141157623?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338381866&toolid=10001&customid=1dfe4d1c-f687-11f0-a0c7-343033643934

@parkergetdean this audio research is within your budget…how bad could it be?

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/650251218-audio-research-ds225

…how bad could it be?

How bad could a 15 year-old class D amp be?