Advice on updating an old Musical Fidelity A3 amp

[Groucho2004]

Hi,

My good old MF A3 (the very first incarnation) is getting old (~17 years) and I'm looking for a replacement, ideally under 1000 Euro / 1200 $. I have been looking at reviews of the usual suspects (Yamaha A701, NAD 356BEE, Marantz PM8005) but can't make up my mind. It's important to me that the amp sound is a bit on the warm side and works well at low volumes.
My speakers are the original KEF Reference Model 2. They are a bit difficult to drive (they dip down to 3 Ohm) but they make up for it with good efficiency. My MF doesn't have problems driving them at the volumes I listen to.
Any suggestions?

 

[cademan]

Yeah, keep the one you have! Just because it is 17 years old doesn't mean its getting useless. Maybe do a standard recap and then decide if you want a new one. I'm still using my 40 year old Pioneer integrated amps plus some 60 year old tube amps. They have all been recapped and should out live me!