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Looking for a piece to complement my Parasound Halo A21

Hey y'all.  Looking for some help here.  I've been scouring the reviews, looking for a mid-fi 5 or 7 channel amplifier to match up to the Marantz pre-amp and the Parasound Halo.  I'm considering something in the A/B Class of amps.  I have a Rotel RMB 1565 Class D, but looking for a little more power while keeping it transparent. I need to shop the used market, but looking at Anthem, Emotiva, Parasound, Sunfire, Acurus, maybe even Proceed for the right price.  I would like something the the 200 watt range, as I am driving the 4 ohm Martin Logan Motion 20's with Motion 8 Surrounds.  Thoughts?
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corvette01
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I have a Halo a21 for mains.I use a Emotiva Xpa 5 for center and rears,with a Marantz 7703 processor.The system sounds complete and enjoyable,and I didn’t go broke building it!The Emo has plenty of power and never got hot or broke a sweat.
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wisciman99 OP
75 posts
 
Thanks, corvette.  Sounds like we have similar tastes.  Is you Emo Gen 3?  I'm curious about the sound of the Class H rail switched power.
corvette01
99 posts
 
My Emotiva xpa 5 is a gen 2.I used it to power all 5 channels by itself for a few years on all kinds of 4 ohm speakers with good results.I liked it a lot until I brought home the Halo a 21.Now the Halo gets mains and 2 channel duty.The Marantz sounds really good in 2 channel,glad I bought one.
andrewkelley
271 posts
 
I use a Mcintosh Mc7106 paired with Marantz 8802a and Martin Logan’s in my theatre. Check audio classics or eBay. 
213runnin
914 posts
 
I also had an Emotiva  xpa amp and tried out an A21 Parasound.  I ended up getting rid of the Emotiva as with some speakers it’s too harsh or bright sounding with flabby bass, compared with the A21.

as for a new 5 or 7 channel amp, how about the Parasound a52+?  Or the Outlaw Audio amps?   Good luck with your search.
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