new/used amp

[festy]

Hello everyone
i have recently bought Wharfedale linton heritage speakers and am now looking for an amp. I am happy to buy used and have about £800.00 to spend .I mainly listen to Blues,Acoustic guitar,rock,folk/punk.
I am thinking maybe a valve amp but are there better matchess for my speakers . I listen to spotify through a caimen seg dac and also vinyl through Thorens TD150
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Greg

[hifinutt]

you can get a superb arcam amp for half that , will sound superb . does it have to have a built in phono ? these don`t

these are absolutely marvellous for the money

https://www.fanthorpes.co.uk/second-hand-hifi/arcam-diva-a85-integrated-amplifier/

https://www.stereophile.com/integratedamps/516/index.html

https://www.whathifi.com/features/best-19-stereo-amplifiers-what-hi-fis-lifetime

[festy]

No i have seperate phono pre. I shall have read of those reviews of the Arcam.
Thanks for your input

[JohnJo]

Audiolab 6000 is good with Lintons, if you find the pairing too rich I’d try a Rega Elex-R with them, both great amps.

Elex-R and Lintons should be excellent together I would think, it’s a real toe tapper of an amp which is what the Lintons thrive on.

Creek Evolution or Exposure would be good too.

[CageyH]

Do you need an integrated amp?
I have a nice pair of Firebottle Hybrid mono blocks that should work nicely with the Lintons.

[festy]

Thanks for the comments johnjo i will do some searching for reviews on those.

[festy]

doesn't have to be integrated amp, sorry not heard of firebottle amps i will have to do some more reading on line

[hifinutt]

the firebottle amps are valve and solid state hybrids , very powerful neutral sound . of course one would need a pre amp which might make the budget over . sounded very near the naim supernait 2 in my system with a modest schiit pre amp

aside from the arcam . leema make good integrateds one good one here from a great guy

https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?70099-Leema-Acoustics-Pulse-III-amplifier

and silver mark one here , these are very good, lovely organic sound .

https://www.hifi-forsale.co.uk/moreinfo.php?prod_title=Leema_Pulse_mk1&p=integrated_amplifier&prod_id=83288&offset=

[hifinutt]

arcam in use

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FB monos [ note cagey`s ones do not have sticking up valve]

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