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Amp suggestions to pair with eggleston

Hello everyone,

I am setting up my 5.2 multichannel system/HT. The speaks are four eggleston fontaine's, one andra center and two revel b15a subwoofers. I listen to music more often. And maybe I will upgrade the main speakers to andra II's in the future.

I prefer lexicon mc12b-v5eq as my preamp. But I am very confused with hifi preamp and power amp. Is tube amp more suitable for eggleston? And the seller recommended Edge, IcePower, Hypex.

If you can give me any comment or experience,I do apreciate it.

ps, I am an international user. The amp can work for 220v is required.

Best regards
David
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lokie
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I don't think tubes would be the way to go in this situation. If you are going to use a single 5 channel amp, I would recommend an amp with quality solid state power and beefy transformers.
Krell, Plinius and BAT are a few brands that come to mind and are great matches with Eggleston's.

What's your budget?
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lokie
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Here's a few 5 channel amps on Audiogon that might work well with your Eggleston's.

Pass Labs X5 $2400
Krell KAV-500 $1500
Cary Cinema 5 $1995
McCormack DNA-Ht5 $1800

Any of these amps should give you enough power especially if you are crossing over the bottom end to your sub.
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