amps

I own a stanton turntable for which i solely use for listening to music. I've always had NAD amps however they were older and have become expensive to fix. Seeing as i don't know much about DJ set ups and what not, rather than buying another stereo amp i thought i might buy an amp specifically made for DJs etc to serve a dual purpose.

are there decent amps (around $200) which have speaker-wire inputs as well as stereo and 1/4" etc?

what approach would you (anyone) suggest given the circumstances?

thanks,

bickett

What speakers are you looking to power?

How many watts do ya need?

well not that many like 40/50 per channel i think,

really it would just be nice to find an amp that had the capabilities that i initially described, speaker-wire/1/4"/stereo cables etc.

How is your system hooked up right now? Does your turntable have a phono preamp built in? I'm just wondering how you've had a turntable plugged directly into an amplifier... Usually systems used just for casual listening have a receiver in between a turntable and the amp to boost the turntable signal to line level and allow multiple sources can be run into one amp. Also, most amps made these days will not have wire binder inputs. Why do you need those? RCA, XLR, or 1/4" inputs are most commonly seen and should get the job done with just about any piece of modern stereo equipment.

If you only need 50 watts per channel, that $200 would be probably be better spent on a regular hifi amp. I really don't see how anything extra an amp designed for dj use offers would be beneficial.

The NAD were intergrated amps(with a pre-amp section built in). I had one back in the day. They sounded great, but not enough umph for me.

I went with separates and never looked back. I have a Crown PSL-2 Pre amp that is my "center" control unit and I use some old, but awesome sounding JBL/UREI 6230 amps in my studio. They power 2 pairs of EAW JF-60's. and I have a larger JBL/UREI 6260 amp for my subs (4 EAW SB-48) running in brided mono. 565 w of clean bass power!!!

Check EBAy periodicly for them under "JBL/UREI". The 6260 shouldn't go for more then $250.00/ and the 6230 should be around $140.00 to $160.00amp. depending on the condition.

S.

BTW, I forgot to mention: This gear will sound great at home , but they are built like tanks and will preform great on the road giging or in a club( as long as you have them in the proper road cases).