Adding a 2 ch Classe 2200 to Classe 5200 HT amp


I own a Classe 5200 multi channel amp, Bryston Processer, B&W 802D speakers and a Ayre 5xe (with home theater bypass). Would I gain anything in sound quality by adding a Classe 2200 amp to the system for listening to 2 channel music or is that over kill? I would use it with the Ayre creating what is basically a sperate system with the HT bypass on the Ayre. Thanks for your feedback!
funhog

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What do you expect to gain with the 2200?
Do you plan to to run 1 side of 200 watts to each speaker?
Isn't that what you are doing now?
If this is true, the only benfit is energy not used by the the other 3 channels, however, if you were to bridge the units, then this would dramattically improve your two channel, however the ht sound would not, do to the extra 200 watts going to the mains. you would have to offset the level trims.
I have the 802D bridged with a 5200, it was a big improvemnt, still, these speakers need more power than that to really sing!!