Amp with co-axial and optical input

[admin_exported]

Hit me with the name of an amp with digital coax and optical inputs, plus a socket for MP3 players on the front. Ta.

 

[Anonymous]

sony str-da5200 es

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry, I meant a two channel hifi amp rather than a home cinema amp.

 

[Anonymous]

Any suggestions folks?

 

[Anonymous]

Advance Acoustics MAP305DA II £600, Best Buy from some other magazine. Has 4 coaxial & 1 optical inputs.

Failing that, Naim Super-Nait £2350, Musical Fidelity A1008 £2999. I think Densen do one with onboard dac too. But I'm not sure any of these have optical inputs.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Pete, but a bit out of my price range. Anything below £400?

 

[Anonymous]

Not that I know of. You could still get a separate dac and amp. Onboard dacs on integrated amps is a small recent trend. Alternatively, some AV amps can switch to 2 channel mode with double the power

 

[nads]

in a word No, you will be very lucky to find any at that price as they will need an onboard DAC.

why do you want these inputs? what are you wanting to connect?

 

[Anonymous]

Sky HD box and DVD player.

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="peteAllen"]some AV amps can switch to 2 channel mode with double the power[/quote]

Yes but the sound from an AV is poor when compared to a hifi amp.

Basically I had a multichannel setup and have gone down to a 2 channel setup and I have always prefered the sound of digital cables compared to analogue interconnects,

 

[Anonymous]

If you do not suffer from "Made in China" syndrome, take a look at Music Hall mambo. 50 wpc class A amp. It will cost a little over your budget but will be worth the money.

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="ranjeetrain"]Music Hall mambo[/quote]

Wow. Thats what I'm talking about. A quick search on Google doesnt seem to show up any UK dealers. A USA only product?