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Which Integrated amp for Mission QX-5?

Dear forum members, I’m new here and would like some help. So i have a Mission QX-5 tower speaker currently connected by a Marantz PM8006 and A Topping D30 Pro DAC. I don’t completely dislike this combos sound but i can feel there is less grip of the amp on the speakers and it sounds a touch too bright so i want to get a new more powerful sweet sounding amp.

The Missions are slightly on the bright side so i would prefer a neutral/warm amp.
Music I listen to are EDM, Pop, Rock and Hip Hop.

I’m thinking of going for Musical Fidelity M3Si or the Parasound New Classic 200 integrated amp.

Budget is up to INR 1.30 lacs which is around $1800 USD.

Looking forward to your suggestions..
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imhififan
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I want to get a new more powerful sweet sounding amp.
I doubt it the Musical Fidelity M3Si or the Parasound New Classic 200 integrated amp are more powerful sounding!

Look at the specs:

Marantz PM8006
70 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms, 100 Watts per channel into 4 Ohms
Musical Fidelity M3Si
85 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms, no rating into 4 Ohms
Parasound New Classic 200
110 Watts per channels into 4 or 8 Ohms

Some internal photos:

Marantz PM8006
https://www.marantz.com/-/media/images/marantzna/pm8006/mz_pm8006_n-u_k_bk_product_gallery_4.png?cx=...
Musical Fidelity M3Si
http://bilder.hifi-forum.de/max/654068/musical-fidelity-m3i_389756.jpg
Parasound New Classic 200
https://www.hifitest.de/images/testbilder/big/parasound-newclassic-200-integrated-vollverstaerker-58...
Vincent SV-227MK
https://andermi.ee/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/43_37202.jpg
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jasonbourne52
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That Parasound is lacking enough heat sinks to avoid over-heating its output stage transistors by driving loads below 8 ohms! This is poor engineering! The Marantz is superior here even though it  has less watts at 8 ohms. The difference between 70 and 110 watts is just a few decibels - not enough to be of concern!
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jasonbourne52
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The fact that the Parasound can't deliver more watts/current into 4 ohms is an indication that it is current deficient! Again, a symptom of poor engineering design! How much is this piece of junk selling for? $1000+?
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jasonbourne52
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The same criticism applies to the Musical Fidelity amp. Wonder why no specification for power into 4 ohms is shown? Because the MF amp can't deliver enough current into a low impedance to increase its wattage/power! Bad engineering again!
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