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Hey guys, so I'm getting some awesome advice from Westcoastdrums, but instead of bothering him alone with all of my questions I thought I'd see if anyone has any opinions on these 3 units if I go with just 2 channel. I may also go with the Parasound A23 brand new since I can get a good deal on it. Thanks again for any advice you guys have. I'm going to go ahead and make a decision in the next few days. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649485150-nuprime-ida-8-integrated-amplifier/images/2094215/ https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis99719-peachtree-audio-220-stereo-power-amplifier-peachtree220-cherry-15856-solid-state https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis99821-rogue-audio-sphinx-2-tube-hybrid-integrated-power-amp-silver-tube

Haha yea I definitely tend to do that. This whole amp this is just new to me, so I don't want to buy something expensive and regret it. I've had probably 5 receivers over the years, but never a separate amp.

Also for a stereo amp what would you recommend the minimum wattage be per channel? I see a lot of highly reviewed amps that are only 40 or 50. I know that I don't need 200, but at the same time is 50 enough to push a large tower speaker?

Yea I was worried that the center not matching the fronts for the same type of sound might be a problem for movies. Do you think I would even notice? Any opinions on the best 2 channel under $1000? Thanks!

Gotcha, so power is good, but maybe not the best sound quality? Would that B&K sound better? Or what about this Parasound? I've heard good things about them. https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649434711-parasound-hca-2003a-3-channel-power-amp/

Here's a pic to show you guys what I'm working with.

Also I didn't get any response to my idea of 3 monoblock amps from outlaw. I can get 3 of them for about $900 and they're 200w RMS 8ohms each. Is there any downside to this? I could just line them up side by side under my tv stand. Thanks guys!

So I'm leaning towards the 5 channel Emotiva A-500 mainly due to the size. I was thinking about the B&K and others that size but the only room I would have would be on top of the Marantz Receiver, which I assume isn't a good idea. I have maybe 8 inches of height left above the receiver and in the other shelf only 5 inches. Does anyone have any opinions on bi-wiring the 5 channel amp to 3 channels or should I not bother? Would I be missing out on some power by just using 3 of the 5 channels or would the amplifier use all of the power either way? Thanks again for the help guys!

Should I have any concerns with the fact that the B&K is probably almost 20 years old? Also, just curious on your thoughts if I were to buy a 5 channel amp should I bother Bi-Wiring 4 channels to the Towers and use the last one for the center?

Haha thanks for the link! I'll look into it. Any thoughts on the ones I listed above?

So I'm looking at used amps on a few different sites and I was hoping you could give me some opinions on a few of these. They're all a bit more than I want to spend, but I can do it if it's really worth it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marantz-MM7055-5-Channel-Power-Amplifier/273612242391?hash=item3fb48f7dd7:g:KEMAAOSwu4dcFTn8:rk:3:pf:0 Figured this would have a similar sound to my receiver powering the rest of the speakers. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis994a7-anthem-mca-50-5-channel-power-amplifier-mca50-15812-multi-channel-amps https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis99a03-rotel-rmb-1075-multi-channel-amps https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis98j9h-naim-audio-napv-175-3-channel-amplifier-rare-and-made-in-the-uk-multi-channel-amps This one seems kind of weak, but this company is apparently amazing quality wise from what I've read. Do you think that would be enough power? https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis999b0-emotiva-xpa-3-3-channel-multi-channel-amps?creative=305983658573&gclid=Cj0KCQiAr93gBRDSARIsADvHiOrpzjayuCkrWLqC10EFeaXDQFb9sPvFOpExxNd4oa5arqDjxJrg39oaAp_ZEALw_wcB&keyword= This one seems like the obvious choice, but also do I really need the extra power compared to a new version of their cheaper one? Would the quality be better on this one vs their cheaper one here: https://www.amazon.com/Emotiva-Audio-5-Channel-Power-Amplifier/dp/B01IQWAXDC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1545108033&sr=8-2&keywords=emotiva+3+channel Thanks so much for the advice.

Also, what do you think about going with maybe 3 of these guys instead of the 3 and 5 channel amps? https://www.outlawaudio.com/products/2200.html

Yea I've seen the Monoprice ones and they look great. They're about $1100. For that price how do you think it compares to a Marantz like this one? https://www.us.marantz.com/us/products/pages/ProductDetails.aspx?CatId=avseparates&ProductId=MM7055 I just figured it might give the same type of sound, but if the other one is way better then nevermind. Also, the main reason I like the Emotiva one here is because I only have about 5 inches of height available on my shelf and this seems to be one of the only ones that fits. https://www.amazon.com/Emotiva-Audio-5-Channel-Power-Amplifier/dp/B01IQWAXDC/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_23_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=1DWH3W53THSK2NDQSJG6 But now I'm worried since you said the quality may be lacking with the newer units. Any help or advice would be great! Thanks

Any that you would recommend? I was thinking of the Emotiva 5 Channel, since they don't seem to make a 3 channel under $1000. Any advice would be great. Thanks

Thanks for the advice. Any ideas of a good place to get one? I was thinking of just getting a new Emotiva 5 channel for about $500 or so, because I didn't see any good ones on Craigslist. Any other places I should look?