hi all reccomend me an amp please

Hi can some one reccomend me an amp please
budget around £400
cd player modified marantz cd5001 ose
speakers modified b&w 603
old amp was marantz pm7200
i was considering a new marantz pm7001 ki on special for £399 but s/h is fine as long as it's good with vocals and not treble harsh, could run to maybe £450 or poss £500 for the right amp
thanks

 

not specifically

but go valves if you can...esp if you are into tweaking in any case

welcome btw





David





edit....jus be aware you'll be into a new set every 6 months or so.....(a year if you don't drive them too hard)= 40/50 quid

 

2nd hand, maybe a Sugden A21a, or what I have now, a Unison Research Unico (hybrid). Both very good with vocals, neither harsh in any way.

 

for that kind of money, a s'h icon audio stereo 40i, or the new icon 25? or build a wad kel84, bargain of an amp!

 

And old sansui. Great amps at low, low everyday prices. Sugden fulfill similar criteria in the UK.

 

An upgraded Quad 405 or 405-2 can perform amazingly well.

I bought a 505-2 on eBay for under £150 and had it upgraded for £80 - all new capacitors, up to date op-amp and various other tweeks.

If you need a preamp the 304 can also be upgraded.

 

thanks folks after much diliberation i went for a marantz pm7001 ki which had £200 off

 

What do you think of it so far?