Old Guy
New member
Hi:
I'm a new member, starting to get into real audio once again.
My first venture into what was then "stereo" back in the 1950's when I purchased a Scott amplifier and some speakers whose names I don't recall.
I stepped in again, but this time with equipment I was told would provide better listening: Thiel floor standing speakers, Bryson amp, Spectral preamp and Linn Sondek turntable. Loved the system.
But, later, family and "decorating" needs stepped in and it was "suggested" that having large speakers in our living room was not really viable. So, bye-bye stereo system and hello iPods and earphones, which turned out ok.
Now, I've decided to tiptoe back in, not in the larger way I did before, but just a little. Where the Thiels once stood, there will now be soon-to-arrive ML Motion 20is. And I'm looking for an integrated amp that has sufficient power to make the 20i speakers sound good (need not be perfect), has Bluetooth, is Wireless ready, has room for a subwoofer if I feel I need one and has potential input for a turntable.
I'm not a techie and never really got interested in learning about or becoming expert at the technical stuff that audiophile sites are all about. I will never want to listen so carefully that I would find it necessary to acquire a new amp or new speaker in order to gain a tiny bit of audio advantage. That's not me.
What I want to do is sit in my living room, light up the fireplace, turn down the lights and listen to my kind of music: Jazz (mostly vocal, like Ella. Carmen, Billie, Irene Kral, Ellington, etc); reggae (Chronixx, Steel Pulse, Shaggy, etc.), Broadway (Sondheim, etc), Country-Western. Just want great, smooth sound and a real sound stage. Don't want to spend a fortune.
If any of you can suggest an integrated amp that would qualify as a good or, better yet, great match for my new soon-to-be received speakers, I'd very much appreciate hearing from you. To date, I've received the following suggestions: Denon PMA-600NE; Marantz M1 (do-able, but costing more than I want to spend); Nad C368 BluOS-2i (recommended as wonderful, but more than I'd prefer spending). That's it. I'm flying blind here, but would love some recommendations. My comfort level: $500-$750.
Thanks. I look forward to my membership here.
I'm a new member, starting to get into real audio once again.
My first venture into what was then "stereo" back in the 1950's when I purchased a Scott amplifier and some speakers whose names I don't recall.
I stepped in again, but this time with equipment I was told would provide better listening: Thiel floor standing speakers, Bryson amp, Spectral preamp and Linn Sondek turntable. Loved the system.
But, later, family and "decorating" needs stepped in and it was "suggested" that having large speakers in our living room was not really viable. So, bye-bye stereo system and hello iPods and earphones, which turned out ok.
Now, I've decided to tiptoe back in, not in the larger way I did before, but just a little. Where the Thiels once stood, there will now be soon-to-arrive ML Motion 20is. And I'm looking for an integrated amp that has sufficient power to make the 20i speakers sound good (need not be perfect), has Bluetooth, is Wireless ready, has room for a subwoofer if I feel I need one and has potential input for a turntable.
I'm not a techie and never really got interested in learning about or becoming expert at the technical stuff that audiophile sites are all about. I will never want to listen so carefully that I would find it necessary to acquire a new amp or new speaker in order to gain a tiny bit of audio advantage. That's not me.
What I want to do is sit in my living room, light up the fireplace, turn down the lights and listen to my kind of music: Jazz (mostly vocal, like Ella. Carmen, Billie, Irene Kral, Ellington, etc); reggae (Chronixx, Steel Pulse, Shaggy, etc.), Broadway (Sondheim, etc), Country-Western. Just want great, smooth sound and a real sound stage. Don't want to spend a fortune.
If any of you can suggest an integrated amp that would qualify as a good or, better yet, great match for my new soon-to-be received speakers, I'd very much appreciate hearing from you. To date, I've received the following suggestions: Denon PMA-600NE; Marantz M1 (do-able, but costing more than I want to spend); Nad C368 BluOS-2i (recommended as wonderful, but more than I'd prefer spending). That's it. I'm flying blind here, but would love some recommendations. My comfort level: $500-$750.
Thanks. I look forward to my membership here.
