Amplification for Monitor RS6


Hi all, I recently bought a pair of Monitor RS6 speakers and I was wondering if I could get some suggestions for amps that would mate nicely with them(I'm pretty new to Hi-Fi and dont know a lot about component matching yet). If you could keep suggestions in the thousdand dollar or less range(new or used) it would be appreciated because I am a poor college student. Thanks!
dconnelly

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I owned a pair of RS6 for a while. I would recommend a warm amp with powerful bass. The weakness of the speakers is that their bass never really comes out into the room to create a soundstage foundation, unless you have very good power in the bottom end.

If you can snag a Marantz PM15-S1, that would be a great combo. I used mine with a McIntosh MC7200 and it worked great - way better than a CJ MV55 did. Unison Unico would be a great choice as well. I also had a NAD C720BEE and would not recommend it, or similar, for these speakers because the top end would overpower the bass unless your room is tiny.