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Best amp for $550 to mate with the following...

My budget is $550 max on a power amp to mate with my Theta Miles cd player and NHT VT-1.2 tower speakers. I'm running the Miles direct into the amp (therefore using its analog volume control). Locally, I have a lead on an Adcom GFA-5802 for $550 or an Audio Refinement Multi 2 for $445.

Other possibilities/recommendations?
jsbach1685
rlwainwright
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An Emotiva amp would be a good, solid choice. The XPA-200 would work quite well for $499. Plenty of power and a great warranty.

https://emotiva.com/products/amplifiers/xpa-200
jl35
4,025 posts
 
Odyssey Khartago Plus usually go for around $600. Mine was outstanding
jl35
4,025 posts
 
You can get the Odyssey only a few years old. I would have some concerns about the 20 year old amps that were great in their day.
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maleja
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I second the Emotive suggestion, particularly if used with balanced interconnects. Good hunting.
brauser
526 posts
 
I'm using a 7 channel Emotiva amp in one of my systems. It started out sounding OK... but now that it has 100 hours or so on it I'm starting to be impressed. A lot of performance for the money!
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