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Please suggest me a power amp

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Yulyo

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Hi all,
I want to buy a second hand amplifier for a smaller room and i can choose between these (prices are between 100-150 euro):

Technics SU-V460
http://audio-database.com/TechnicsPanasonic/amp/su-v460-e.html

Sony TA-F 500ES
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Sony_TA-F_500_ES

Akai AM 55
http://www.hifiengine.com/manuals/akai/am-55.shtml

Onkyo Integra A 8650
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Onkyo_A-8650

Akai AM 47
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Akai_AM-47

Pioneer A 656
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Pioneer_A-656

Yamaha A-700
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Yamaha_A-700

Yamaha AX-596
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Yamaha_AX-596

Technics SU-V6
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Technics_SU-V6

Technics SU-VX600
http://hifi-leipzig.de/shop/product...aerker.html/XTCsid/vj656bpkn67ihtfjulj57pr564

Marantz PM 50
http://audio-database.com/MARANTZ/amp/pm-50-e.html

Yamaha AX-540
http://www.hifi-wiki.de/index.php/Yamaha_AX-540

Personally i would choose between Technics SU-V460, Sony TA-F 500ES, Technics SU-VX600.
If any of you have any of those ones, please leave some impressions.
Best regards,
Iulian
 
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I've never owned any of those amps, but the Sony is an ES, generally considered to be Sony's top line.
 
Those Technics amps are good :)

Have 3 V460 amps and theyre very good

Have 2 of the V6 amps also quite solid

Have the VX800, theyre very powerful so id look into that, as the 460 would be my pick over the 600
 
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Thank you for your answers!
Tomorrow i will make a short audition with:
Technics SU-V460
Onkyo Integra A-8650
Pioneer A-656
Yamaha A-700

@SVI2004A: is SU-V460 THAT good? Any problems with this model? Any weak points where i should pay more attention?

I saw on this form that Yamaha A-700 is a very good amplifier. Any other toughts about this one?
10x
 
V460 is class AA (synchro bias with a wheatstone coupled voltage drive amp) based on SVI3205 power hybrid, this power ic is used also in much larger amplifiers, and will keep its cool in this set, the only faults to look for are the dirty contacts and pots - see deoxit, and the dry joints. (both are easily noticed by listening on tesy and both are easy fixes)

This amp will prove to be a great lifelong achiever
 
Another brand that is a really nice bang for the buck that is worth looking at is AudioSource..

Very well built amps, plenty of power, small profile, and very nice sounding. Lots of channel seperation... You can usually pick them up used within the price range you're looking at.

I own two of them, and they are both in use in my main system and my wife's office system.

Here's their new line-up... I have an Amp 100, and an older Amp Two...

http://www.audiosource.net/amp.php#
 
Go for whichever amp has dual transformers and metal die T-03 output transistors. You will get much better power handling and less sag and compression at the limit.
 
Thank you all for your kind answers.
Tomorrow morning i will try all of them, keeping in mind your observations/recomandations.

@SVI2004A: thank you for everything mate!:thmbsp:
@similost: cannot find this kind of amplifiers around here. Thank you anyway.

Best regards,
Iulian
 
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