I use the Earthquake Cinenova Grande 5 Ch. amp. It has 300 watts per channel into 8 ohms and doubles to 600 at 4 ohms. The stats are great at .001% thd and 110 s/n ratio. These stats are comparable to the very high end stereo amps. It has five totally discrete mono block modules just like the Theta Dreadnaught. This is a good amp for very little money, especially on the used market.
5 ch amp decision- opinions please
In upgrading my HTS I am trying to decide on a new power amplifier-
It has come down to these-
Anthem MCA-5
EAD Powermaster 1000
Parasound HCA 2205A
Sunfire Cinema Grand serII
I use my system about 50/50 music/theater, so musical performance is important.
Any opinions about how these compare? All dealers usually only carry one line, so I haven't had the chance to do a controlled comparison.
Rest of components:
Fronts- Proac Response 1.5s
Center- Proac center channel
Surrounds- JM lab 905
Processer B&K Ref 30 (thinking about going to Anthem AVM20)
It has come down to these-
Anthem MCA-5
EAD Powermaster 1000
Parasound HCA 2205A
Sunfire Cinema Grand serII
I use my system about 50/50 music/theater, so musical performance is important.
Any opinions about how these compare? All dealers usually only carry one line, so I haven't had the chance to do a controlled comparison.
Rest of components:
Fronts- Proac Response 1.5s
Center- Proac center channel
Surrounds- JM lab 905
Processer B&K Ref 30 (thinking about going to Anthem AVM20)