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Help Please recommend a 5ch amp around $2000

Well, I making the plunge into surround. I've been a long purist of stereo material, but figure it's time to enjoy movies in surround. This amp will be paired with a newly purchased Cary Cinema 11. Any thoughts, used or new. Top notch 2ch quality is a priority.

This is what I've come up with so far, any opinions? Thanks so much.

Proceed Amp5 used
Krell Showcase 5 used
Sunfire Cinema Grand used
Adcom 7605 new
Rotel 1075 new
casual73
casual73 OP
6 posts
 
Jimmy, ideally I'd love a Cinema 5, but NEW, it's quite expensive. I haven't seen any USED available. Any thoughts on where to look? What kind of price range would I expect?
homer
75 posts
 
Get yourself 5 Adcom GFA535 amps from eBay or Audiogon. It will run you half that price.
newbie13
242 posts
 
"Way below your stated budget, but someone told me that the Panasonic SA-XR70 is quite good."

Talking to speaker builders at CES they said the digital pannys have issues handling speakers with strong impedence swings.
dezyrae
17 posts
 
Depends on your speaker set up.
jimmy2615
418 posts
 
Casual,

they do come up here periodically on Agon listed around 2800 or so - and I would imagine you might be able to get it for less. Even though they retail for 5k, and have received such great reviews, for some reason I have also seen some dealers selling demos for good prices too, around 3k. You might want to call around to some dealers - or even post a wanted ad here.
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