Suggestions for New/Used amp under $3500


My System : Von Schweikert Unifield 2 speakers. Preamp outputs from a Denon 3311ci receiver. Room size is small (12x 15 x 8) but opens up into dining and kitchen. Possibility of moving into a larger space so headroom is desirable.

Planning to order a couple of amps and keep the one i like. Ability to drive center channel also would be a nice (but not mandatory). New or used does not matter.

Wondering if i can do better than Channel Islands Audio d200 mk2 monoblock pair.

Based on reviews and recommendations i have considered the following options:
- Emotivas
- Odyssey
- parasound
- butler audio
roxito

Showing 1 response by tls49


Soix is absolutely correct. Any amp will be limited in its performance by the signal feeding it from the Denon. An amp would provide more power that may improve the sound, but overall sound quality will be no better than the preamp output, regardless of the amp choice.