I need a 1K amp.

Yamaha AS701 - 100wpc 8 ohm/ 160 wpc 4 ohm - digital input, well within budget, gets good reviews www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/product/20896/yamaha-a-s701-silver-stereo-amplifier&utm_source=BingAds&utm_campaign=BingAds&utm_content=YAM-A-S701-SIL?msclkid=59f8b28100a41bfcff38ec106d4330ef

Review www.hifi-review.net/410-yamaha-a-s701.html

Possible bargain AMP 1 hear. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marantz-HD-AMP1-Integrated-Amplifier-Black/223971002543

If you like the Yamaha here's the model above at a v.good price, my friend has one and it's excellent, and available in black or silver from the same supplier. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Open-Box-Yamaha-A-S801-Integrated-Amplifier-Silver-Ref-629914-/274329075019

Yamaha house sound is slightly laid back that's true. But then you said you weren't keen on the Denon because you heard one that sounded a bit coarse.

I think your speakers will compensate for that anyway, they are not at all laid back so you should get a good balance there. Of course the character of your cartridge and phono stage will also factor in too...sometimes you just have to take a punt. I really don't think it would be a problem.

My daughters 300 quid Denon is more what I'm looking for but with more power.
I might have a look at their higher up ones.
Any views ?

Yeah will I'd like to hear about that. Theres one at about £1200 that looks well cool. I know its over a grand but with a bit of shopping around........

That Denon is tempting.
Been down Kells treetops before..... never again.
The plinius would need some views from the more experienced , ie you bunch of reprobates.

OK...I'll buck the trend and say that unless you only want to spend a few hundred, I wouldn't pay strong money from anything too vintage (unless "top end vintage") as unless already serviced, just about all will either need or benefit from one. Transistor output stages in the '70's for example, simply weren't up to the reliability or longevity of modern counterparts and anything approaching 40 to 50 years old will almost certainly have drifted miles off value and things like electrolytic caps would need looking at. You can be lucky and find a one careful owner, low miles example, or one that's never been run too long or too hot but at that age, I'd put half the budget towards a service. New you get better bang for your buck imho as it's pretty hard to find a really bad or really unreliable class A/B amp these days.

The best value I think is in the 5 to 10 yr old category.   Loads to choose from at a grand or less.

Collection only from Cardiff.
Shame, it looks a good'un.

It would be interesting to hear your conversation with the police officer, explaining why it was an essential journey.   If he or she's an audiophile you're in luck, otherwise probably not.

Also, unlike many others, I don't rate the Pioneer A400 - I bought one on the rep and although it sounded impressive first off, tonally it's spot-on and nicely open, but quite quickly it just sounded dynamically drab and boring to me.  Maybe it needed a refurb.

My thoughts exactly.
 It's looking like the Denon 16 wotsit one.
 

Which amp are we talking about now?

Should be ok, 3 inputs for your 2 phonostages plus it even has a phono input as well which you could try. On the digital side, 2 optical, 1 coax and a usb, all you could possibly need.

Ok. Thanks everyone.
Priceless y'are.
Ordered the Denon at £1,099 from a place called Peter Tyson.
Hope it's ok cos he sounds loike a right hard bastard ! 🙁

I won't deny that's a plus.
Im a bit tired of buying used anyway.
I think my last new amp was my old NAP170 in about 1935. 🙄

Congratulations, hope it works for you.