Best inexpensive integrated for PSB Gold speakers.

This is a great discussion! I am quite surprised that several people have chimed in that the Golds don't really open up until you mate them with massive amounts of power. I don't know the speaker well, but I'm very curious about this phenomenon. What exactly changes when you go to big power? I'm driving my Proac 2.5's w/ 150 watts/side, and I wonder if I would hear the same magic you describe for the Golds if I upped the power ante with the Proacs. --Dan

I want to thank everyone for their comments this has been very helpful and I am definetly in the market for more power. I am also going to try and understand the difference between bridging and biamping. That may be a short term solution. For the record I was in a high end store yesterday looking for alternatives and while I was there they recieved a call from one of their reps who brought up the whole current and impedence issue -- the rep said this is currently the hot topic among everyone in the industry. Again, you all have been very informative and I appreciate your all's time. Thanks, Dan.

There is a great discussion about biamping at Sound.au.com which is Rod Elliot's site (click on the audio articles link). Bi-amping is far supperior to bridging, period. To my knowledge the "current/impedence issue" is hardly a hot topic. It's been fundamental for years. If a rep thinks it's "hot" then he's not.

Sincerely, I remain