Marantz pm6003/6004 vs pioneer a400 vs yamaha as500

[harryj]

Hi, I'm looking at building my first seperates system and have a budget of £350 - £400 so wI'll be buyin 2nd hand. I'm into oasis, cast, Killers etc.

I'm wanting to buy an amp first and want to spend upto £150. I've narrowed it down to the above amps as these tend to get good reviews and can be bought within budget.

Any advice will be well received thanks

 

[rainsoothe]

Hi. I don't like the Yamaha. The Marantz is pretty nice, and for this budget I'd take it over the Pioneer. There's not much difference between them, to be honest, but the Yamaha's bass is pretty sluggish for my taste.