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5 ch. amps--Parasound; Rotel; Marantz

Any opinions about the Para 1205 vs. Rotel 1075 or 985 mkII; or Marantz mono's (700/1600)? I will be using one for mainly ht. Using NHT's VT-2 towers and matching center along with NHT surrounds. I need some feedback. My NHT's are bright and not too efficient.
rowidick
briweve
123 posts
 
I have also heard the Sherborn 5 channel amp, very nice, it really is an over achiever, you really may want to take a look at it.
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Hi Rowidick. Have you considered any of the amps from ATI? I've been using an ATI AT1505 with 5 NHT satellites to good effect. I wouldn't consider my system to be bright, and that may be due in large to the smooth Pioneer front end.

However, this does not double as a music system for me. I wasn't happy with it's musical reproduction, so I ended up building a separate music only setup.

The ATI is plenty powerful, and since you're mostly concerned with HT, this might warrant a look.
bj812
20 posts
 
I have tride all of them. "BY THE ROTEL". The rotel compared nice with my ML331. But the marantz was nice. The marantz & ATI lacked the soundstaging of the rotel.
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