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Amp and pre-amp

I have about $5,000 to spend On an amp and a pre-amp

50% home theater
50% music. It's more important that the music sounds great rather than the thx if I have to sacrifice. I listen to both soft and classic rock

I haven't been in the market for about 9 years and it seems a bit confusing to me ( I'm to old and tired to re-learn )

I have

Snell XA-60 towers
Snell XA-55 center
Snell SR30 surround
McIntosh PS112 sub

The new room is big 17' X 26'

I moved and sold my
MX 134
MC 126. Seemed to have a very difficult time driving the Snells when I get drunk and turn up the volume
bruinlefty
martykl
3,578 posts
 
I suspect that, if you are still concerned with amplifier performance, you're not drunk enough.
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waxwaves
206 posts
 
You guys have never heard an amplifier that has a larger influence on bettering the sound quality of your system?? I use a McCormack TLC-1 Deluxe in passive mode and a McCormack DNA-1 with SMcAudio Gold upgrades with Tara Labs Air 1 running into Hales Revelation Three. I can tell you for certain that an amplifier plays a huge role in overall sound quality. I also agree with Bo1972's post regarding the three dimensional capabilities of the other amps mentioned.
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