Hi everyone,
I hope that this holiday season finds you well. I have had an Acurus DIA 100 for approximately 20 years. It was a great $1,000 integrated in its day, but I'm starting to get the upgrade bug. I'm sure that the technology has improved significantly over the last two decades. I will slowly be upgrading the other parts of my system, but I want to start with an integrated (or power/pre combo if there's one in my price range). I'm setting $2,000 as my budget as my upper limit, but would certainly like to stay under to put the money towards other upgrades down the line. I listen primarily to CDs - vocals, acoustic, rock. I have a listening room on the smaller side (approx 10x15 feet), and I don't need to blow the doors off my apartment -- I prefer transparency and detail to thunderous bass or massive headroom in my amp. There's no good stereo store near me to audition components. However, through reading of reviews from many sources, I'm considering the following and would love your thoughts on any/all of them.
a. Exposure 2010 S
b. Creek 5350
c. Rogue Sphinx
If you feel one of these really stands out or that there's something I'm omitting, I'd appreciate your input.
Thanks so much and happy holidays!
Scott
