My Denon Integrated is getting very unreliable due to bad connections in the source selecting mechanisms (noisy and one channel cutting out intermittently).

I was looking at an Onkyo A-9555 digital amp.

Dont want to spend more than about $350 for a really good sounding integrated

for use in the den (secondary system) playing cds through bookshelf speakers.

Any thoughts or sugestions?

Also need a CD player for this rig, as the Denon CD player just died.

anyone

If it were me I'd nuke the budget and get a B-Stock Outlaw RR-2150 for $499.

I recall Stereophile raving about the Onkyo, but can you find it for $350? I agree with Nate, if you up that budget to $500, you can get something like the Outlaw or a new NAD C-325BEE. I'm a big fan of the NAD (haven't heard the Outlaw).

I'd be curious how the Onkyo sounds, though.

Now I'm really torn ....

What speakers are you considering?

Nothing special. I have some Boston Acoustics CR65s in there

There's a pretty damn cheap Outlaw 1050 on the 'gon right now that'd probably make a more than acceptable integrated if you ignore the other features that it has.

There's a pretty damn cheap Outlaw 1050 on the 'gon right now that'd probably make a more than acceptable integrated if you ignore the other features that it has.

Holy poo, that is a good price.

I had the NAD C320BEE in an office system. it was a nice little over achiever. They go for around 200-250.

I wonder how the 1050 compares to the RR2150?

I wonder how the 1050 compares to the RR2150?

It's blacker, has more buttons, and more channels, and less power per channel.

If you can come up with just a few more bucks, there's this! http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intatube&1202448642

guzzi, that price is in euro, which pushes it right over the edge.

Might also want to check out the Cambridge Audio 640A

guzzi, that price is in euro, which pushes it right over the edge.

Darn, and I thought it was a bargain!

Might also want to check out the Cambridge Audio 640A

I love my 840a, but it is the only integrated amp or for that matter speaker amp I've ever owned.

Well $350 later and a drive to Los Angeles

Onkyo A-9555 Integrated Amp

Sounds very nice.

nice

nice

Thanks!@!

Now I need to resist the urge to get a better CD player than the Denon DCD-1100...

What happened to the 3930? Or is that Denon in the "universal" player room?

Congrats on the acquisition. Looks good too.

The 3930CI is in the hometheater/headphone rig room :D

I put the Onkyo in the den for the secondary system.