lasttango

Hey friends... long time lurker here... you guys are great! I'm an avid LP collector and enthusiast... especially anything Hawkwind. I'm not an educated Audiophile... For the past several years I have been quite happy with my B+O RX 2 and minty 1971 HK 330c with some small paradigm speakers... it provided a warm and robust sound for my rather small study. I haven't thought much about Audio Equipment over the past several years... because these components pleased me. Well, my HK died... and I went out into the market and looked for a "sort of" vintage amp to replace it. I ended up finding this great minty NAD 1600 pre-amp... so I grabbed it thinking I would find a nice NAD Power Envelope or something... but I can't seem to find a good one... or one at at reasonable price. Of course, now I still need an AMP. My Budget is quite small for the amp at the moment - Between $100-$200... 2 questions... One, does anything come to mind for what you might pair with it? and two... If I hooked this pre-amp up to a rather new and inexpensive Dennon or Onkyo or Sony Amp from a box store... would the pre-amp help create a richer warmer tone to my music - or would it defeat the purpose of owning older components. Should I wait it out until something vintage comes my way? Thanks, G