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what amp under a grand?

I have vienna acoustic mozart grand marantz sr5005 avr,marantz 8001 sacd,vieanna theatro center,b&w 600s3 for rears,current amp adcom 555mk2.looked at used parasound hca 2003 thx, rotel rb 993, and and an adcom 5802.im fine with the performance the marantz gives me for ht but for two channel sound is muddy. i think its the amp? any advice on a used amp that would bring out the detail of the mozarts?
jughead
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paraneer
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Glad to hear it worked out for you Jug. Yeah, that's what I said a few years ago when I broke up with the HT mistress.

I kinda thought your problem was using an AVR as a stereo pre-amp. Enjoy the music again brother!'
jughead OP
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thank you for the advice,what would be a good amp to pair with my setup? i still think more juice would open up the va more.
marqmike
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Grannyring's recommendation is a real good one.
jughead OP
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yep i agree, looking at a few bel cantos. the i 300 and the s300 i can get for real cheap. and i had a lot of good advice, speaker placement brought the speakers out of the dark and the parasound 2100 brought speakers to life! and the advice on more juice will be the icing on the cake. not so sure about a class d amp? but im willing to give it a try.
runnin
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Another thought is to stay with Parasound for the amp. The 2125 comes up for sale occasionally, or you could buy a demo online for a little over 650 when they come up for sale. I've become a big Parasound fan after I discovered them a couple of years ago.
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