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Best Bang 4 the $ Intergrated Amp

Hi Folks,
Looking to help my brotherinlaw. He recently bought a used pair of Silverline Preludes. He heard mine with my Pass X 250 which promted him to buy the Preludes.

His budget unfortuneitly is not in Pass realm.

What bang for the buck intergrated would you recommend to make the preludes sing. Must have good bottom end as well.

I havn't been in the audio loop for awile, so I would really appreciate your input.
seabreeze
seabreeze OP
46 posts
 
INNA lovely

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7uJ6bV862s&feature=related
inna
5,245 posts
 
Thank you, just watched it. I have had 8000LX for 12 years; great value. Good power cord wouldn't hurt.
seabreeze OP
46 posts
 
Very tube like sounding. What power cord did you find that matched up well.
kbarkamian
647 posts
 
The Bryston B60 comes up from time to time within the sub $1k range. Rock solid build, reliability, and factory warranty. Very hard to beat sonically IMO (I've had one for 3 years with no desire to change). It's an integrated that's unassuming and will last pretty much forever, or at least as long as Bryston is in business.
inna
5,245 posts
 
I wouldn't really call it tube like. I use Custom Power Cord Co. Top Gun power cord; before that I used their entry level Hi-Value which was also much better than stock but this latest upgrade made quite a difference.
I also use Purist Audio Maximus interconnects and Colossus speaker cables. The amp. sits on three Boston Audio standard tuneblocks that made audible difference as well.
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