Best amp for a new audiophile

[audio amateur]

Reptkeu I assume lives in England. Emotiva is based in the US, and there are no distributors in the UK for Emotiva. 500GBP is about 800$, but chances are if a product in the US costs 800$ it will be more than 500GBP in the UK.
Reptkeu, your money will go further if you buy used.
The new cambridge audio amps look pretty sweet. The picture you posted is that of the 340A, not the new 650A. Here is the 650A:
This is the 650A:


Looks like it packs a punch and is full of good features. i can't give too much input right now but the others will certainly chip in

[JoeE SP9]

Of all the gear reptkeu posted pictures of, Accuphase would be my choice. with the budget he's mentioned that would mean used. The up side is, Accuphase is "high end". The only Accuphase gear I have ever owned is my tuner. Frankly, it walks, no stomps everything else I've heard that was priced for mere mortals. I gotta admit I've heard really good things about Magnum Dynalab's FT-101 tuner though.
Accuphase stuff is big, heavy, absolutely gorgeous and built like a tank. It's usually quite expensive even used.