My 14-year-old Integra DTR 6.4's amp section is on its last legs. IIRC, about two years ago, the Front Left channel crapped out. It has been doing 2CH duty since 2012 but, owing to its 6CH amp, and I was able to re-purpose the left rear to pitch in by using the All Channel Stereo setting on the DSP. However, that left channel also crapped out yesterday (it's been fading in the past couple of weeks with intermittent issues, but now it's dead). Cant repurpose the front or rear centre channels as they don't get just one channel when All Channel Stereo is engaged. I'm sure it could be fixed if I were handy enough, but I'm not. Instead, I'm going to get a two channel amp (the pre-amp functions all work fine, and I need the legacy hookups for my ancient TV) and use that to tide me over.
Pretty sure I'm going to go with this: https://emotiva.com/collections/amps/products/a-100
Seems a solid little amp, it's getting very good comments as a headphone amp as well (so I can repurpose it later). AND I found a Canadian official seller of it that will sell it to me for the US price in CDN dollars (a pretty big discount and saves me international shipping headaches). I don't do critical listening in this room, and my speakers are easy to drive (PSB Imagine Bs). When I upgrade the TV (or, more likely, the "man-cave" AVR), I'll put a fully functional AVR in the living room and move the Emotiva to an office system (or send it with my daughter when she moves out--I'm sure I'll find something to do with it).
I've done the ebay/Craigslist/Canuck Audiomart search and might get something there--but I need something inexpensive (this is an unplanned issue) and I'd prefer a warranty.
Thoughts?
Pretty sure I'm going to go with this: https://emotiva.com/collections/amps/products/a-100
Seems a solid little amp, it's getting very good comments as a headphone amp as well (so I can repurpose it later). AND I found a Canadian official seller of it that will sell it to me for the US price in CDN dollars (a pretty big discount and saves me international shipping headaches). I don't do critical listening in this room, and my speakers are easy to drive (PSB Imagine Bs). When I upgrade the TV (or, more likely, the "man-cave" AVR), I'll put a fully functional AVR in the living room and move the Emotiva to an office system (or send it with my daughter when she moves out--I'm sure I'll find something to do with it).
I've done the ebay/Craigslist/Canuck Audiomart search and might get something there--but I need something inexpensive (this is an unplanned issue) and I'd prefer a warranty.
Thoughts?
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