Best 5 ch. amp used - 2500-3500.00 price

Please give me your opinions. Speakers are all vandersteen, preamp is current Lexicon DC 1. Thank you.

golfnut02-20-2003 5:48pm

c123666 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 871 posts 02-24-2003 at 03:54am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I am at the same decision point having just ordered an Audio Refinement Pre2/DSP (and will wait for the upgrade card). I have whittled the list of amp candidates to: Pass X5 EAD powermaster 500 or 1000 Krell kav500 Sherbourne 5/1500 Linn AV5125 Bryston 9BSST Pass is the first choice but damned expensive. The EAD seems an excellent value. Any of these amps will drive just about anything adequately short of speakers with very demanding (read: LOW) resistance. We are using Gallo Due speakers with a REL Acoustics Strata II woofer.
golfnut OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 18 posts 02-25-2003 at 12:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Thanks to everyone for your response. Rick
musicman159 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 46 posts 03-26-2003 at 09:04pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I have not heard the Classe CAV-180 but Classe has very good amps with a warm sound. You can pick an Aragon 8008X5 (I had one) in the use market for $2000-$2200. It is an incredible amp for the money. Very powerful, dynamic and smooth at the same time. Also, you can get a Krell KAV-1500 (I have now) for $3500-$3800. This amp is even more powerful than the Aragon. Either one, the Aragon or the Krell will match very good with your speakers.