Tommy 2000

Can anyone recommend a half-decent hifi amplifier, been looking at Technics around the £200 / £250 mark.

Cheers

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

yeah Technics is good, but if your budget would reach go for the Mission Cyrus 2
Cheers
Colin

Daz34

That is a bit outdated now
They are up to the Cyrus 8 now

hades

Best hi-fi amp? There's some debate, but some of the audionotes are very highly rated, at about £70k for mono power amp.

Assume you mean at up to £250? Personally, have never been a great fan of the sound of technics' amps, but that isn't to say it'll be wrong for you. With all hi-fi things it's down to:
(a) getting a sound you like
(b) getting an amp that works well with your speakers, cables, CD player etc.
(c) getting an amp with the features you need. If you want 5.1 channel, the answer will be a lot different to if you just want two speakers, and don't need fancy signal switching
Therefore, suggest go out and audition several, using your speakers, CD, cables and the like

Scooby96

DSPA-5 or a DSPA-1 if they've dropped from the £600 mark.

The A-5 should definitely be within your budget though

alcazar

iTrader: (2)

Arcam,if you can find one at that price, or Marantz.
Some of the Sony "British" amps were well received too.

dba

s/h Audio Analogue for that money,just

medders

Technics were never top dog when I used to follow HiFi. i'm running a Musical Fidelity at the moment. Mission and Arcam are also very good as mentioned. I also have a Yamaha AV amp.

Depends entirely what you listen to and what speakers / cable you're using as well.

Paul

ProperCharlie

for that sort of money i would look at a denon or a nad. maybe sony, too. i had a technics at one point but it left quite a bit to be desired. my older and cheaper nad was better.

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

Daz my brain was not in gear it was meant to say 8 DOH!!!!!!!

paulr

Try some out for yourself,you'll be amazed at how different some can sound.
I did recently hear an Arcam set up and it sounded pretty good.

Tommy 2000

Thanks for the replies, looks like I'll have to go and listen to some different set-ups...

beemerboy

richer sounds have quite a few on offer,
take a squizz

http://www.richersounds.co.uk/index....ist.php&c=1001

BB

wrx03ppp

Nobody mentioned Quad?

ProperCharlie

Quad? not for £200, usually...

wrx03ppp

You could pick up a secondhand 405 and a 33 pre-amp for about that amount. I run a Quad 67/66/606 as my main system but still love the 33/405 I use in my bedroom. Looks almost art-deco but still sounds good. We used to install 405s in studios back in the 80's and I've loved them ever since.

csm007

look on www. ebay .co .uk have a look at audio lab this has won count less awards chris csmoo7

[Edited by csm007 - 12/3/2003 12:22:23 PM]

beemerboy

why not go the whole hog, and spec him out a gramophone grandad.

LOL

BB

wrx03ppp

Forgot to mention that I was 4 years old at the time, just rather advanced for my age