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Used 5ch Amp (Classe, Krell, Rotel)
Looking for a really good used 5 channel amp. I do not want to spend $1000ss on a brand new amp.
So far my brief research has led me to Classe 5200 and Krell Chorus 5200 and they are a little pricy even used. Not sure if I want to pay 4k for a krell or classe yet! I have listened to Parasound & Mac but I did not prefer its darkish sound. Currently I have dynaudio c20 speakers as 2ch and Paradigm center and 4 towers in the back and they are being powered by Rotel RMB 1075 and the preamp section is Arcam AVR 550. I do 50% music & 50% movies. Again looking for an amp that will sound much better than my current Rotel RMB 1075 amp! Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!
So far my brief research has led me to Classe 5200 and Krell Chorus 5200 and they are a little pricy even used. Not sure if I want to pay 4k for a krell or classe yet! I have listened to Parasound & Mac but I did not prefer its darkish sound. Currently I have dynaudio c20 speakers as 2ch and Paradigm center and 4 towers in the back and they are being powered by Rotel RMB 1075 and the preamp section is Arcam AVR 550. I do 50% music & 50% movies. Again looking for an amp that will sound much better than my current Rotel RMB 1075 amp! Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!
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I have a 5 channel Krell KAV-500 available for a reasonable $1,350 plus ship. http://www.e28-m5.com/IMG_6295.jpg http://www.e28-m5.com/IMG_6296.jpg Home Theater Standard preamp also available should that be of interest. With remote, no cabling. [email protected] |
Wow, everybody just started pushing 2-channel amps on a guy who does 50% home theater. Wow. Okay, yeah, they have some good points. 2 channel amps are typically much better than 5 channel (bigger power supplies, more output transistors, etc.), but it really depends what he wants. A slow transition could be to do a 2-channel amp first, but keep in mind that sonic signature could be different and that could kill the HT sound quality (between left - center - right). If you want to do this, you could look at a really nice 2 channel Rotel RB-1590. Or look at a nicer 5 channel. There's a SimAudio Moon Aurora 5 on audiogon for $2740. Or look at other possibilities, ATI, Bryston or even Emotiva. |
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