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Thread #166630   Message #4009784
Posted By: DaveRo
21-Sep-19 - 05:14 AM
Thread Name: Amplifiers?
Subject: RE: Amplifiers?
I see that Marantz amp has two tape inputs. The NAD 316 v2 budget amp reintroduced the MM phono input, but dropped the tape input.

My 10+ year old NAD 315's headphone speaker cutout is still playing up - it's always been the mechanical bits that have failed on my amps. If I can't get the part (it would be uneconomic to get it repaired) I'm considering an Onkyo A9010, which is quite cheap and has both analogue and digital inputs. My CD player and tuner both have optical digital outputs - the tuner only for DAB, which I mainly listen to, not for FM.

Or maybe the NAD 3020 v2, a bit more expensive, which has no analogue line inputs at all and stands vertically. But it only has a single digital input, so I'd need a separate source-switching box. That might be more future-proof.