I'm thinking of buying a new amp. I've sold most of my vintage amplification--just dont' have the skills to open them up and replace old caps, clean old pots, and give them all the TLC they deserve (and they were starting to get more noisy and less clean sounding with age). I know, sacrilege, but it was getting really frustrating having them gradually deteriorate and not knowing how to refurbish them. Does anyone out there know if the new Marantz amps (and receivers) are still "good"? Or, are there any other solid state amps that are currently being manufactured that anyone cares to recommend that would work well with high efficiency Altecs? I'm currently considering integrated amplifiers and haven't ruled out receivers (I know, a "funny" move to make after SO many years of separate pre-amps, power amps, and tuners)..... Any suggestions would be appreciated--both "affordable" (like Marantz?) and not?










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