Amp Upgrade

[GraemeM]

Looking to upgrade my Onkyo amp
Mainly listen to vinyl
Rega Planar 3 turntable
Dali oberon 7 speakers
Budget £600 to 1k max
Any suggestions welcome

 

[matthewpianist]

Rega Brio fits the bill here - excellent phono stage and will be more than happy driving the Dalis.

 

[DPD]

You can pick up the brilliant Rega ElexR mk 3 for around £800 now. ( Doug Brady has one). That has a phono stage and is a killer amp.
If you can stretch to £1200 then the new Rega Elex R mk 4, again with a brill phono stage and the addition of a good quality onboard DAC.

 

[manukashyap]

maybe try the Vincent SV200

 

[Al ears]

maybe try the Vincent SV200

Not if you don't want to deal with valves and it doesn't look like it has a phono stage either....

 

[manukashyap]

True that. Then add the Vincent PHO 200

 

[matthewpianist]

Not if you don't want to deal with valves and it doesn't look like it has a phono stage either....

A friend had very mixed experiences with Vincent. He loved the sound of the amplifier he had, but had repeated reliability issues to the point where he gave up in the end and has moved wholly to Naim amplification.