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Magnat MA 900 is almost the perfect amp for me but lacks of...

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Hi fellows,

found in the MA 900 the almost perfect amp for me, but is has no support for pre or sub out.

I love the brushed alu style, bass/mid/treble management and loudness. But maybe I will run a miniDSP in near future, which I can't with this amp, nor can I run a sub. So, what are the alternatives.? This amp with pre and sub out and below 1k Euro would make me very happy. But it seems it's not developed yet...
 

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Hmmz. I looked about and subwoofer output with pre-out is rare these days for your price range.
 

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What about NAD C368?
That's a nice unit although the pre-out and sub-out are combined in one set of RCA's.
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That's a nice unit although the pre-out and sub-out are combined in one set of RCA's.
The real question is: what do you need the miniDSP for? Wouldn't it be better to just buy a Flex as a pre and buy a power amp?

Right now found a Pioneer A 50. What do you think?
Compared to the NAD it looks arcane and crude. I would not pay 999 for that.
 

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Advance Acoustics PlayStream A5 looks the part
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Otherwise:
Audiolab 6000A
Denon PMA-900HNE
Marantz NR1200
 

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It appears they are for accessing the power amp section as a slave amp.(Similar model pdf.) Otherwise your suggestion of a miniDSP Flex is a great idea.
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Hm, NR 1200, 6000A and c368 are almost the same price. But marantz has plastic front. Can't find anything about bass/treble management with the 6000A, so seems to be the nad left
 

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So, what do you want the MiniDSP for then?
 
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