So, again, a question concerning amps.

classe equipment is very nice, even their older stuff. they did have some issues with some older amps, but overall excellent stuff and highly recommended. they make a very nice 5 channel amp for ht use as well as many different 2 channel models. i would disagree with the comment about mccormack amps outperforming classe. IMO, far from the truth. mccormack makes a decent amp, (only when modified) and even then they are not near the top of the line compared to other top of the line manufacturers. very subjective though. also, check out mcintosh, odyssey, bryston, and sim audio. whatever you do, you need to audition any amp you are looking at using your equipment to make sure it is what you want. DO NOT take somebodies word that a piece of equipment would be the best for your needs, only you will be able to determine that, based on your equipment and how much you want to spend. if you don't have any dealers nearby, be willing to purchase used from audiogon and be prepared to resell what you don't like.
if you do get a very nice amp, your weak link will be the hk processor. you might want to look at a nice ht receiver or integrated processor instead of purchasing just an amp unless you will be upgrading in the near future. no matter how good the amp you purchase, if your source equipment isn't up to the amps quality, you will not hear the potential of your amp and speakers.
good luck

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I like short questions, to the point and concise. I am not saying anything about you but a long (2 paragraphs) question will discourage me usually and so I will not reply unless it is of personal interest to me.

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One idea you might consider is to get a McCormack HT-3 (I think that is the model) its a 3 channel amp which you can use for mains (for music) and center (most impt for movies). You can use the surrounds from your HT reciever and upgrade the McCormack amp to truly world class via SMc Audio mods.

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i wholeheartedly disagree with atmasphere, btw. getting tubes (depending on amp design) will likely make things sound more lush, but at the sacrifice of control and weight in the bottom end, which isn't what you want if using it for HT as well.

lets not make this into a tubes vs. transistors thread. both tubes and transistors have the potential to be top of the audio heap, depending on the implementation of the technology.