Thanks for the replies AlienRik & Plastic Penguin, I am no doubt confusing you both because I am naive about non integrated amps and skint, so just trying to replace my previously fine, but now quiter Arcam 75 with a power amp faulty Arcam 75 combination. Are you saying AlienRik that an Arcam 75 won't sound OK put through a P25 as a pre amp. Just been offered a cheap 2nd hand P25 so I thought this might be a cheap solution that would sound all right?
Plastic Penguin, I've no idea what is wrong except that the cut out comes in at half volume, presumably nothing wrong with the dial? So I though put the Arcam 75 through a 100 w per channell amp would be OK. Is this a ludicrous proposition to beacuse the power part of the integrated amp is broken? As discussed the Arcam 75 amp still sounds fine below halfway?