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Ideas for separates around $1500???

Hi all,

Sorry for the slightly confused post...

Trying to get a new amp for our living room and our current piece is just not working out ( Exposure 2010S -- too much RFI around our house -- just listed it here on Audiogon).

If I go integrated, we am interested in trying the Naim Nait 5i, but after reading this months TAS, I am intrigued by their match-up of the Odyssey Khartago and the Vincent SA-31. Combined, these are around the same price as the Nait, and will give me a touch of tubes, which I like, without the heat of the a full tube amplifier (infants and lots of exposed tubes didn't agree with each other)

What does the collective think? Any other ideas?
martyw
martyw OP
68 posts
 
Thanks -- any other seperate combos I should think about?
maddoggy
77 posts
 
i tried the axiom passive pre incredible piece ($165) two outlaw m2200 amps ($375 used), kg4s(used Craigs/List $150)a p/c audio card($160)some supra cables($12,speaker)stream live off the internet listen all day the axiom w/my cd deck you will be shocked if nothing else try the axiom good luck
unsound
6,115 posts
 
Perhaps using equipment that is fully balanced and/or with low input sensitivity and high output coupled with properly dressed shielded cables might be a way to start.
jimmy2615
232 posts
 
I recently acquired Rotel separates for about that price new from a dealer (the recently discontinued 130 w/ch amp and the better preamp) - I am very impressed. For the money, they are very, very good.
I was coming from much more expensive integrated's (McIntosh, Rowland) and planning on keeping this as a short term solution until I decided what I wanted to do next. I'll probably end up keeping the Rotel for a lot longer than I thought I would.
klaudio
113 posts
 
I agree with the above poster on Rotel. I have never used any of their equipment before. I purchased the intro "15"
series entry combo (1550?1582) for one of my systems for less than $1500. I do have Mcintosh in my main system and have used some real big names.

Once the system broke in I thought it was an exceptional value and I am very impressed. Quite articulate for the money.
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