New amp needed

[arley]

Hi all,

I'm in the fortunate position to be able to think about upgrading my Quad-303 which has stood many years of excellent service. It was serviced two years ago with upgraded caps etc and still sounds very good. I currently drive it directly from my Beresford Caiman II DAC which does a reasonable job.

So....source is Sonos/TV into my Beresford DAC and currently fed directly into the Quad-303 Power Amp which is driving Q-Acoustics 2050i speakers. I'm thinking of spending up to about £1K (maybe £1,200 if absolutely necessary) and in a bit of a dilemma between straight power-amp or an integrated. On the integrated front, I've been thinking of the Rega Elex-R which seems to have a lot of love on the boards (going for a listen over the weekend). If I went for a power only setup there's the Roksan K3? Obviously the integrated amp has the benefit of a remote but I also don't need phono input and the Beresford has multiple digital inputs. I listen to a broad mix of music from classical, world, pop and rock plus 2.1 from the TV.

Opinions, anyone?

Thanks,

Ian

 

[matthewpiano]

The Rega amps are superb. Only an audition will tell you whether they are right for you. It might be worth trying 2 Rega options:

Elex-R or Brio-R with DAC-R.

It would be interesting for you to see whether the Elex-R with your Beresford DAC or the Rega amp/DAC combination sounds best.

Also worth considering Arcam A29 and, as you are moving from a Quad power amp, the Quad Vena.