pimpkinchamper

soldering is no problem for me. I've installed many mod chips into xboxes and Playstation 2's, although I've never started taking apart broken components and trying to fix them. I don't have a lot of time to spend troubleshooting an amplifier. But i have taken a few physics courses on electricity and circuits. I do not plan on using vinyl. My only input is digital from the computer.

Wow, thank you Tom for that thorough response! I appreciate it. I actually would prefer to spend around 300 if I wont notice too much of a difference. I would like to have a stand alone unit. Currently I'm looking at some cheaper mcintosh, onkyo integra tx890, harmon kardon a402, yamaha 1020. also, I'd prefer to have the needle gauge eyes like some marantz and mcintosh have. This isn't too important but very asthetically pleasing to me. I listen mostly to electronic music but my range of genres is broad. Thanks!!

Hi, I'm a poor college student but I happened to run across a pair of very good condition la scalas in some old guys basement for $400! They sound amazing and are only hooked up to a Sony 100x2 amplifier. I'm looking to pair them up with a low THD amplifier. What would you guys reccomend? Currently on craigslist, I can find a MC2505 with a MX112 preamp, the guy is asking $900 there is also a marantz sr19 for 400 that I'm considering because it has ultra low THD. Marantz sr19: 120 Watt @ 8 ohm, 20 Hz - 20 kHz, THD: 0.05% I need some advice from experts because this is my first pair of REAL speakers. The max I'm willing to spend for a used amplifier is $600.