If 1K is your budget, then Parasound is your best bet.
Purchased new speakers, need amp suggestion
I am just getting back into the hobby after a few years out. i just purchased a pair of Focal Aria 936, love them already, i am currently using a Denon DR 800 2 channel streaming receiver(purchased so we can stream Sirius XM) i will be using the zone 2 output to run the amp. looking to stay around the 1k range. Any help appreciated.
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A year later and I still absolutely love my 300wpc Peachtree Nova 300, built-in DAC, superclean and powerful. https://www.themasterswitch.com/peachtree-audio-nova300-review |
i have been impressed with the monolith amps from monoprice. The amps are built by a quality amp builder (ATI) and have very good specs. $999 gets you a class AB amp with 200 watts/8 ohms, balanced XLR inputs, a toroidal transformer, remote trigger port, THD of .03% at full power, and a SNR of better than 120db. Plus it has a 5 year warranty. I am considering one myself...because it’s a whole lot of amp for the money |
Something with balls. The Aria 936 is not as efficient as the specs might have you believe. I'd look for a class AB amp of at least 75watts/ch RMS power. $1K is quite limiting as far as new amps go, so you might be better off with a pre-owned amp. You could do a lot worse than this Luxman: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9h4f7-luxman-m-117-stereo-power-amplifier-m117-20059-solid-state or this Exposure: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9h6b6-exposure-2010s-stereo-power-amplifier-2010-s-20544-solid-state If you must buy new, I'd get this Parasound: https://www.audioadvisor.com/mobile/prodinfo.asp?number=PAC2250V2 ^Nowhere else are you going to find a brand new amp of that quality and power for $1K. |