There’s not nearly enough info here to make any useful recommendation. Is the priority stereo or HT, how many channels, what speakers, how big is the room, etc. Not knowing any of this critical info, here’s one option that might be interesting, and they offer an in-home trial that makes it a pretty user-friendly experience...
Multichannel power amplifers VS 2 channel power amplifiers
Has anyone here been satisfied with usage of a multichannel power amp for multitasking in 2 channel applications? In other words, did it ever keep up with your hifi stereo power amps in a stereo application?
Asking for a friend who doesn't have the space for 9 or 10 monoblocks! His budget is between 1 to 2k and I don't have experience with any modern amps in this relatively more modest price category.
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@russ69 i would think he needs something decent sounding for the 5 channels of his bed layer (fronts/center/surrounds), i.e., a 5 channel amp. Some compromise could be made on height channels and so on for sure. I personally don't know of a 5 channel amp that could keep up with the better stereo amps under 2k i.e. unless anything's changed recently. |
The Parasound A51 is about all I could recommend....and that's 5 grand. |
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