Recommend me a modern amp

[jayvis]

Rule #1: Never place aesthetics as the top criterion when making your audio component purchases.

 

[BruceRH]

The Leak amps look to be very capable and they look great, but no AirPlay. The C3050 LE also looks great and from what I read and see on YT, it sounds great. My problem with it is that there is no native support for Pandora with BluOS. I really like Pandora, it works great for me at home and in my vehicles. I understand I can stream via Bluetooth or AirPlay but from what I read, it won't be as good as with native support. I am some what inclined to order the 3050 LE anyway and if I don't like it, I can always sell later on without losing too much since it is a limited edition. Just thinking out loud.

 

[BruceRH]

I actually was able to find a "Demo" C3050 LE at an NAD dealer on line for $100 off. Hopefully it is in great condition, the person I talked to said it was and he assured me that it will come in the original box with the original accessories.

 

[Bob in WI]

Rule #1: Never place aesthetics as the top criterion when making your audio component purchases.

Rule #2 - if your wife doesn't like the way it looks, you're wasting time & $$.

 

[Bob in WI]

Thank you all for your recommendations. I ended up walking into a local stereo store and they had a NAD C 3050LE left and I fell in love instantly. It checked all the boxes and looks great with my vintage sansui speakers. It doesn’t quite have the warmth my old receiver did, but I notice more clarity and way less fatigue when listening for extended sessions. Supposedly it will warm up over the first couple weeks out of the box. Overall it’s great, looks great, and I’m sure I can improve the sound a bit rearranging my space and setting up Dirac live that it has available.

Nice. You'll post your impressions once you've run it for awhile?

NAD has been a solid value proposition since forever.
Good luck w the C3050 (altho, I doubt you'll need it).

 

[RCA Plugger]

If the problems the Sansui is having lie in the preamp section, you could use a pre-amp into it. You would still have a great vintage amplification stage.