Quote Originally Posted by CageyH View Post
Best of luck with the search.
Personally, I would disregard the Chord on looks alone, but that is me, as I think it is very "Blingy".
It probably sounds very good, but I really don't .ike the styling Chord use. I think a lit of the money goes into the case, and I am happy with a good sounding, boring black box.

Based on the price of the Chord, I think I would look at the Rega Osiris as well.
The Rega lifetime warranty is an attractive selling point.
I have heard the Rega Elex Mk4 ( I own one), Elicit and Aethos but not had the chance to hear the Osiris. I think the Aethos would actually suit but need to get one in my system to try.

I really like the styling of the Rega amps and the build quality is fantastic.