AMP suggestions for Wharfedale Diamond 230

Gray2233

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I managed to pick a pair of these up for £180 new, I'm looking for a suitable cheap stereo amp (£100 or so).

From what I gather they're not difficult to drive, I'm happy going second hand and I'm currently eyeballing a Rotel RA-01 and a couple of Yahama options for a little under the above budget. I also have a NAD C320 in another room powering a pair of Diamond 10.1 bookshelf speakers that I could transplant over, but would obviously then need to replace that instead.

Any suggestions welcome!
 
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eurokage said:
For 100 knicker checkout the Fosi Audio BT20A Pro Bluetooth Amplifier.
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I'll take a look thanks.

hornetstinger said:
Do you need a streamer as well? Do you want to high pass the speakers and have a sub? Require a phono stage? Optical, coaxial & HDMI input?
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Just a decent amp, I have everything else required.

It's for a vinyl setup for a relatives Christmas present, I've tried running them on my C320 and they're excellent speakers for the price tbh. I'm not in a mega rush though, plenty of time until Christmas so I'm happy to keep an eye out for something decent to pop up.
 
Gray2233 said:
I managed to pick a pair of these up for £180 new, I'm looking for a suitable cheap stereo amp (£100 or so).

From what I gather they're not difficult to drive, I'm happy going second hand and I'm currently eyeballing a Rotel RA-01 and a couple of Yahama options for a little under the above budget. I also have a NAD C320 in another room powering a pair of Diamond 10.1 bookshelf speakers that I could transplant over, but would obviously then need to replace that instead.

Any suggestions welcome!
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Second hand an Arcam Alpha 8 amp may well fit the bill at around the £100 mark. It comes with a built in phono stage that's not bad at all, something to keep in mind for a vinyl set up.
 
I've got my Diamond 9.6 3way floorstanders along with the other surround speakers & sub running off an old onkyo Txsr605 which I picked up for £60. It's an old amp circa 2006 bit well suited for the speakers. I've had this setup for over a decade now and feel no need to change it.
 
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ANONANON said:
I've got my Diamond 9.6 3way floorstanders along with the other surround speakers & sub running off an old onkyo Txsr605 which I picked up for £60. It's an old amp circa 2006 bit well suited for the speakers. I've had this setup for over a decade now and feel no need to change it.
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Appreciate the input mate.
 
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