Amp Suggestions please...

Willy - what pre-amp will you be using? All three amps you ask about are excellent choices, but there's more to system matching than just speakers and amps. If the pre will be new as well, I'm kinda partial to the Marsh when mated with the P2000t pre-amp, but the Sim is a marvelous unit as well. I haven't heard a Plinius product in a couple of years; I remember when I did hear it I wanted it, but I note that of the three amps it has the least "power", though with the Tylers 160 wpc should get the job done very nicely. Nonetheless, I kinda like having more than enough headroom, so I'd lean towards the Marsh and Sim amps there. But still, what pre-amp? It'd help to know.

chas

WELL THE PLINIUS WOULD BE THE BEST OUT OF THE BUNCH. bUT YOU SHOULD REALLY CONSIDER MARK LEVINSON. ANYTHING FROM THE 300 SERIES WILL DO. GOOD LUCK

Thanks for the feedback guys.... Im using a BP 25 right now. I plan on upgrading so the Pre is a moot point. Lev335 I like your plan but do you think you could loan me another 2000? Ha ha ha.

A properly designed amplifier will not interact with the speakers. Power amplifiers are supposed to be voltage sources. Their output voltage is the product of their gain times the input voltage. One of the design goals of good amps is to not have their output voltage vary as a result of speaker impedance. If it does the system will not have flat frequency response. The spec that measures of the designers success in this regard is the amps damping factor. Above 10 or 15 it probably is acadmemic. Good transistor amps will measure in the hundreds.

The Plinius is a superior amp, I don't care what the other power ratings are and they won't matter since the speakers are 88db efficient @ 8ohm. Choose a good head unit with a sub-out, you may find yourself longing for the bottom octave sometime down the road and it would be easy to match a good sub in the system (there are plenty out there). The Marsh is made in Thialand..YIKES !!!