hi. i'm a first timer here. I've been wanting to upgrade from my amp (reciever actually) i bought during university for a while now, and basically i decided on one of the two i mentioned.
price range: under 500euro
current system: well, not much of a system in reality, but the speakers i'm using (and not planning to change anytime soon) are Bowers & Wilkins 602 S3. I mainly play music from my PC, because it's all i can afford at the moment, but i might be upgrading to a real CD player in a couple of years, when i hoard more cash.
music I listen to: i listen to a pretty wide variety of music, but the main artists i listen to are Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Transatlantic, Flower Kings, Eric Clapton, Air, Zero 7, the ocasional Prodigy and some drum'n'base stuff, some soul and funk, and also classical - mostly Rachmaninov and Beethoven.
IMPORTANT I only had the chance to listen to a Rotel RA04 (not SE) when i bought my speakers, and i thougt it sounded awesome in this combination. Unfortunately, i won't have the opportunity to go to a showroom to listen, so that's why i'm coming here for help, hoping someone can shed some light. I have read other threads about the two products i mentioned, but most were not really relevant. I know the range of music i listen to is weird, and also that a PC isn't a proper source to be playing music from, but currently that's what i can afford.
Also, as i understand, for the type of music i'm interested in, a NAD amplifier would be a good option. But from what i read, some people consider it (NAD C316 BEE) to have a slightly muffled sound, or too bassy. But if you think it would be a better match for me, feel free to give me advice.
And also, please recommend any amplifier you think would suit my needs, considering i like a clean sound, a bass that's not feint and/or muffled, and not over-sparkly trebble.
Thank you very much.
price range: under 500euro
current system: well, not much of a system in reality, but the speakers i'm using (and not planning to change anytime soon) are Bowers & Wilkins 602 S3. I mainly play music from my PC, because it's all i can afford at the moment, but i might be upgrading to a real CD player in a couple of years, when i hoard more cash.
music I listen to: i listen to a pretty wide variety of music, but the main artists i listen to are Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Transatlantic, Flower Kings, Eric Clapton, Air, Zero 7, the ocasional Prodigy and some drum'n'base stuff, some soul and funk, and also classical - mostly Rachmaninov and Beethoven.
IMPORTANT I only had the chance to listen to a Rotel RA04 (not SE) when i bought my speakers, and i thougt it sounded awesome in this combination. Unfortunately, i won't have the opportunity to go to a showroom to listen, so that's why i'm coming here for help, hoping someone can shed some light. I have read other threads about the two products i mentioned, but most were not really relevant. I know the range of music i listen to is weird, and also that a PC isn't a proper source to be playing music from, but currently that's what i can afford.
Also, as i understand, for the type of music i'm interested in, a NAD amplifier would be a good option. But from what i read, some people consider it (NAD C316 BEE) to have a slightly muffled sound, or too bassy. But if you think it would be a better match for me, feel free to give me advice.
And also, please recommend any amplifier you think would suit my needs, considering i like a clean sound, a bass that's not feint and/or muffled, and not over-sparkly trebble.
Thank you very much.