Amp recommendationsBudget

[TPS3000]

I have an audiolab 8000a at the moment and I'm think I got of an upgrade. The living room is 4m x 6.5m and its partnered with an audiolab 8200cd, mission 753 (not freedom) and a Project RPM4 with Ortofon Blue. The siting is pretty good with the speakers facing down the room and plenty of free space around them. It can sound a bit ragged when cranked up though.

Budget is limited to £500 so probably looking second hand. It's got to cope with hip hop, electronica, math rock, and everything else inc... DIY type lo-fi rock / punk

What do you reckon?

 

[gasolin]

I have an audiolab 8000a at the moment and I'm think I got of an upgrade. The living room is 4m x 6.5m and its partnered with an audiolab 8200cd, mission 753 (not freedom) and a Project RPM4 with Ortofon Blue. The siting is pretty good with the speakers facing down the room and plenty of free space around them. It can sound a bit ragged when cranked up though.

Budget is limited to £500 so probably looking second hand. It's got to cope with hip hop, electronica, math rock, and everything else inc... DIY type lo-fi rock / punk

What do you reckon?

Do you miss anything from your amp and what?

Mabye a slightly used Marantz PM8005 or mabye if yor lucky a new one

 

[bigfish786]

At something like this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MUSICAL-FIDELITY-M3i-INTEGRATED-AMPLIFIER-BOXED-/181949456001?hash=item2a5d085e81:g:QqEAAOSwAKxWX08K

 

[plastic penguin]

I have an audiolab 8000a at the moment and I'm think I got of an upgrade. The living room is 4m x 6.5m and its partnered with an audiolab 8200cd, mission 753 (not freedom) and a Project RPM4 with Ortofon Blue. The siting is pretty good with the speakers facing down the room and plenty of free space around them. It can sound a bit ragged when cranked up though.

Budget is limited to £500 so probably looking second hand. It's got to cope with hip hop, electronica, math rock, and everything else inc... DIY type lo-fi rock / punk

What do you reckon?

Do you miss anything from your amp and what?

Good point. I'm not sure whether £500 will get him a serious upgrade or a sideways move.

 

[TPS3000]

All good points.

what do I miss or want from the amp? Back in the old days I had a mk1 caspian pre, power and cd with pt2/Tabriz, it rocked like the 8000a doesn't. I'm actually pretty happy with cd playback but it runs out of steam with vinyl(the phono stage is significantly quieter than line input). Perhaps a phono stage or 8000p would do the job. I want to steer clear of a sideways, it's a likely outcome with my budget I want to avoid.

 

[Thompsonuxb]

How loud do you play your amp?....... I bet its too loud.

if the 753 are anything like my 782se's they're are not 'loud' sounding speakers if controlled. Look at used Yamaha amps they work well with Mission speakers from that era the 7xx series.

 

[TPS3000]

Too loud? Sometimes if I'm being honest, amp doesn't get to 10 or 11 o'clock that often though.

 

[Andrewjvt]

Have a look at a 2nd hand nad c370

I think that would suit your style of music

 

[TPS3000]

Picked up an audiolab 8000c and p combo.

i like.

 

[gasolin]

I have an audiolab 8000a at the moment and I'm think I got of an upgrade. The living room is 4m x 6.5m and its partnered with an audiolab 8200cd, mission 753 (not freedom) and a Project RPM4 with Ortofon Blue. The siting is pretty good with the speakers facing down the room and plenty of free space around them. It can sound a bit ragged when cranked up though.

Budget is limited to £500 so probably looking second hand. It's got to cope with hip hop, electronica, math rock, and everything else inc... DIY type lo-fi rock / punk

What do you reckon?

Do you miss anything from your amp and what?

Good point. I'm not sure whether £500 will get him a serious upgrade or a sideways move.

Audiolab 8000A is 25 years old and marantz is a good brand it will be an upgrade not power upgrade, but sound upgrade

 

[gasolin]

Too loud? Sometimes if I'm being honest, amp doesn't get to 10 or 11 o'clock that often though.

That could easily be max power since a cdplayer has so much output that the amp might reach max power at 10 o'clock and distort at 11 o'clock

 

[gasolin]

Have a look at a 2nd hand nad c370

I think that would suit your style of music

Not shure if it only would be a power upgrade