If I owned your speakers Classe would be one of the first places I’d look for an amp. Classic pairing.
Amp for B&W 802N
I am looking at purchasing a pair of class audio amps. The CA-M400 mono blocks are what I am looking at. Used of course. Looking for opinions on this. I am currently using a Marantz 6011 receiver and a Emotiva amp and B&W 802N speakers. It sounds good. But of course I am looking for the next level. (Please, no negative comments about the emotiva amp. It has worked well) Looking forwarding to some great advice.
@audphile1 Huge +1. The preamp section of pretty much any AVR flat out sucks and will be a tragic bottleneck to better sound. The preamp is one of the most critical components for better stereo performance and ignore it at your peril. If you’ve got a combined HT and 2-channel system you can seamlessly integrate a stereo pre such that the AVR is completely out of the signal path for stereo and you can switch between HT and 2-channel with the push of one button. Can elaborate if needed. |