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Advice on Integrated Receiver

I currently have two Monitor Audio Silver 300s.  I have a Cambridge Audio CAX81 (80w/ch).  After reading the reviews, the speakers sound a bit underwhelming.  I have a Rega P6 turntable hooked up for most of the audio content.  In looking at the Max Wattage for the speakers I realize perhaps the amplifier isn't letting them breathe enough?

The speakers are rated at 200w max with recommended 80-200w RMS.   Am I way off base in thinking I'm underpowering these?

What integrated receiver would you recommend to really drive these?  Budget under $5k

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grislybutter
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@kota1 I wouldn't put any stock into AR's recommendations. He made some "amazing" choices in the past. His explanations goe as deep as "it changed me", "I kept returning to this one" and a lot of "substance" like that 

kota1
2,706 posts
 

My favorite reviewer is Doug Schneider at Soundstagenerwork.com.

I have had good experiences with Polk and parent company Sound United, but have not heard those speakers. 

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audphile1
5,397 posts
 

Get that Schiit out of your audio chain and replace it with a decent phono stage. 
I’d start there. That’ll be a bottleneck no matter what your amplifier or speakers are. 

grislybutter
3,401 posts
 

I think Polks are decent speakers. I would like them even more is AR didn't recommend them. I had one pair and it was fine, but nowhere near as much fun as others.

mofojo
2,306 posts
 

Musical Fidelity A1008 has been sitting for a while on AudioMart. It’s lowered to 1k and it needs to sell at that cost cause that is an absolute steal! Spend the other 4K on speakers and you will have a kick a.s system. Even the phone preamp and dac are descent on it although not totl. 

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