Focal Electra 1038be owners,

Good afternoon all!  Not sure who may still be on this thread or now but current owner of the 1038 be II's and looking for a recommended 2 channel or even 3 channel amp for mostly home theater use.  I have the sopra center and 2, 1038s as my towers. Currently running all 3 channels with Anthem 325 thorough a Marantz 7705 processor.  Again, looking for 95% HT use and 5% music/streaming, etc.  No vinyl or cd collection.  oh budget... can be anywhere between 3000 upwards of 7k tops, but at the top of that budget there MUST BE a great deal of difference and not just minor differences.  Towers are roughly 11' away from MLP and center is the same distance.   Thank you!  

Jason

For two-channel: Parasound A21
For three-channel: Parasound A31

I use the prior with the 1038Be and it is fantastic (yet inexpensive).

Question to 1038Be owners: at what frequency do you crossover from the mains to your subs (assuming that you have one or two)?

I power them using the Parasound A21 (350 WPC into 4 ohms) but still get better sound with twin front-firing subs handling frequencies below 60Hz or 80Hz.

Kind of a bummer as the crossover from woofers to midrange driver is a low 230Hz.

I've a pair of 1038BE speakers. I use them with an old Rotel amplifier (RA-985BX, 2x100W (8Ohm; damping faktor: 400) that I want to replace. The list includes these amplifiers:
Gato Dia-250S Gato Amp-150 Kinki Studio EX-7M Hegel H190
Has anyone tried any of them with 1038BE? Was there consistency or did it sound wrong?
The sound isn’t bad with Rotell either but I’m looking for a faster more precise sound. I want a fast, accurate, opened sound but I want to avoid sharp highs.

Thanks.

 Cant comment on any of your listed choices, but I highly suggest that whatever amp you choose , it should be able to drive a 4 ohm or lower load. These speakers need current.