John8819 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone, I need advice on purchasing a new amplifier that will pair well with old JBL. Due to moving from a house to a small apartment, I needed to downsize my audio equipment. Currently, looking for a small amp that will fit on a desk. My budget is around 1200 dollars. What I have in mind are shoe box size amp like something like Naim NAP 100, NAD 3045 or something in similar size. I'm being offer for a Cyrus 3 amp for not much money but I know nothing about Cyrus. I got my eyes set on a used NAP 100 within my budget but unfortunately I was too slow and it was sold. Current setup: AMP: Marantz PM6005 Speakers: JBL L19 and Cabasse Minorca MC40 Dac: Aune x1s Source: Tidal Edited December 2, 2020 by John8819 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakey72 Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 What about a Rega Brio https://www.melbournehifi.com.au/collections/rega/products/rega-brio-r-mkii-integrated-amplifier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irek Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 Or that one. It's not better than Rega and it's more expensive but it looks nice. The other option - active speakers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John8819 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 9 hours ago, blakey72 said: What about a Rega Brio https://www.melbournehifi.com.au/collections/rega/products/rega-brio-r-mkii-integrated-amplifier Rega Brio seems like a good choice. I have seen a lot of good reviews about the Brio. Its within my budget too. I will put that on my list. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John8819 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Irek said: Or that one. It's not better than Rega and it's more expensive but it looks nice. The other option - active speakers. This one do looks nice and It's a Marantz too. But the cheapest one I could find is 1500 so that's out of my budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irek Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) I heard that one with JBL and it sounded pretty good. Bluesound powernode. Edited December 1, 2020 by Irek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John8819 Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thank again for showing all the options to me. I have been offered a Naim NAP 100 from another member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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