Better Amp for Cornwall IV's...

"You own an amp with unlimited dynamic headroom?"

Maybe a slight exaggeration but all the same a great sounding powerful vintage stereo receiver.

Bill

Just get what you want and it looks like the Denon is your choice.

Bill

"If the Cornwalls are like my Heresys, you don't want to short them on power. They need a little juice to get jumping."

The best my Heresys/Heresy IIs jumped was with a Luxman R-117(why did I sell it to DeanG?) with it's 160w/ch and unlimited dynamic headroom.  Needless to say, my Heresy IIs jump pretty darn well with my CA 640A v2's 75w/ch.

Bill

As mentioned on the Klipsch Forum, I really do think you would be happy with the Denon PMA-1600NE.  I don't think you will squeeze any more "performance" out of the Denon over the Parasound combo but you might like the synergy better.  Who knows until you try.  If the newer Denon integrated amps follow suite of the older 80's/90's Denon integrated amps, then you are in for a real treat if you go that route.  Also, don't be put off by the 70/140 watts per channel of the Denon.  You will be pleasantly surprised by the dynamics and thump of the bass, IMO.

Bill

"I have the Denon DCD1600NE SACD player and love it! That's what got me jazzed about the Denon amp; that and it's 4-Ohm power rating and gorgeous looks. (Yes, I know I'm weird.)"

Not weird at all.  I like cosmetically "matching" gear like my Yamaha A-S1000/CD-S1000 combo as well as my Cambridge Audio 640A v2/840C combo.  They happen to match sonically also so an added bonus.

Bill

"Yes, but...I really like my Parasound pair, too!"

Can't fault you there, nice rig.

Bill