I am biamping ( wronging stated by me as being biwired above) the b&w speakers with the 5 channel Mac. This should go far to solve any powering needs for the 803’s.
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The ATI N series amp in 2, 3, 4, 5 channel configuration will blow your MAC 5, even in bi-amp mode. Don’t get hung up on watts, ATI class D 200W power amps with massive power supply will drive your power hungry B&W like no other amp. https://www.ati-amp.com/AT54XNC.php |
My system has the b&w’s, McIntosh 5 channel amp biwired and a bluesound node 2i and a marantz 5014 avr used as a preamp. i am now seriously exploring the Chord Qutest dac and maybe the m scalerSpeakers? Dude! Your first priority should be a very nice stereo integrated amp (Hegel, Ayre, etc.) or stereo separates to do your speakers some justice and a good DAC ASAP followed by a better streamer. That mid-fi AVR, among other things, is absolutely killing your sound. Preamps matter!!! |
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