Quote Originally Posted by tony340
I bought the Rotel RA-1062 last year to power my Paradigm Reference Studio 20's.. Its a nice amp, but now i want a change (This is the curse of being an audiophile i guess!) so I'm thinking of a serious upgrade... Now the fact of the matter is that if i want to make this serious upgrade, the affordability factor of brand new equipment is a problem for me... So I'm considering the option of going in for solid second hand gear.. With the speakers i have, i would be more inclined to go for something like NAIM or Musical Fidelity, Bel Canto. Arcam is also an option.. How about AUDIOLAB 8000A??? Will this go well with the Paradigm's? I mean is this also a good option to keep in mind, cos there are many to be had here for around 250-300 bucks... Or are there better stuff to be had? Thanks
All of those are respected brands and have their own fan followings...

Do you want to change the sound of your system or refine it? The reason I ask is because all of those amps sound different from each other. Based on my experience with the Rotel and reviews of the Paradigm Reference, I'd expect your setup to sound rather bright... so if you like that sound, then you may well be dissapointed if you switch to say an Arcam or worse yet Musical Fidelity amp... or if you're looking to tame the brightness then you might find Naim dissapointing in that regard...

If you can, I'd strongly suggest auditioning as many different amps as possible... to ensure that you don't end up making your setup sound less appealing with the 'upgrade'...