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B&W 805 D4: which 5 channel power amp should I go with (home theater): Parasound or Rotel

Hearing Hans Zimmer score play during scenes from The Dark Knight, Inception & Interstellar is life changing. The 805 D4 works great for l/r speaker for movies. Of course I need to add a center channel which would either be the HTM81 D4 or the HTM82 D4 but I’ll save that for another discussion.

Here are the power amps I’m looking at:

Parasound:

- Halo A 51

- Halo A 52+

Rotel:

- RMB-1585

- RMB-1585MKII

 

I’m not able to go into an audio store to test out power amps  so I would like your expert opinion on which might work better with these speakers or if you have any recommendations for 5 channel power amp then I would gladly go take a look at those online.

 

Thank you for your time.

 

candyisdandy
allenf1963
335 posts
 

Just my two cents from your comment:

 

I might not add surrounds but I'd like to be future proof.

 

 

I can't imagine my Home Theater WITHOUT rear surround speakers.  I even have Front Surround in-wall speakers.  My setup is Left, Right, Center, Rear Surround Di-Pole mounted overhead on a duct shaft, Front In-Wall Surrounds, and a Sub.  Watching action movies is amazing.  I'd really recommend installing rear surrounds at minimum while you are initially setting it up.

helomech
1,677 posts
 

The old THX certified Halo amps are better than the newer Plus versions just FYI. 
 
 

 

candyisdandy OP
5 posts
 

@helomech This is the old one, right?

 

helomech
1,677 posts
 

It appears so. Might be a good one to snag. 

singere
26 posts
 

I have the ATI 4005 amp and it is great for HT. You can contact Ralph at Interactive Home system. He is knowledgeable and will spend time discussing what is best for your system.

https://www.wwsp.com/ati/products.htm

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