Advice on upgrading HT system with 5ch power amp


I'm about to upgrade my HT system with a 5 ch power amp, I've got an Atlantic Technology 374 speaker system, a Sony STR 30ES I want to replace with separates a piece at a time and can spend $1,000-1,500, looking for 150-200W per channel. I live in the boonies and have no way to audition equipment so will need all the advice I can get. Any thoughts?
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Showing 1 response by kwtoxman

I upgraded my HT with a high end 2 channel amp for the mains (instead of the AV receiver built in amp). It wasn't a huge difference, especially for movies. I did this for the 2 channel audio side of my HT system.

If I were to go down this route I'd consider a 3 channel amp and a 2 channel for a 5 channel system, so that the 2 channel side for audio could be "higher end" and/or upgraded later.

An example would be www.odysseyaudio.com
They rate well and are generally considered very good stuff for the price.

kw........