In article , Keith G wrote:
I thinking of venturing into the world of hi-fi seperates and I'm
starting by looking for an amplifier. I don't have a great budget for
this, around £150, therefore I have narrowed my choice down to the
following:

Cambridge Audio AZUR 340A
Sony TA-FE370
Marantz PM4001

I can find a bit on the net about the CA amp but not much about the
others.

So what I was wondering is if there is much to choose from these
models, or at this price range am I likely to find that they are all
much of a muchness?

There shouldn't be any difference in the sound, so choose on the basis
of numbers of inputs and outputs and controls, (and appearance if you
think that's important). For what it's worth, I have the Cambridge 540A,
which is probably the same as the one you're considering with a more
beefy power supply and output stage. It has six line level inputs with
very good isolation between them, and a remote control that can also
drive their CD players - in fact it's identical with the one supplied
with the Azur CD players, so if you buy both you'll have a spare remote.

And Richer Sounds sell them, which is a big plus in my opinion.

Rod.