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Amplification for Monitor RS6

Hi all, I recently bought a pair of Monitor RS6 speakers and I was wondering if I could get some suggestions for amps that would mate nicely with them(I'm pretty new to Hi-Fi and dont know a lot about component matching yet). If you could keep suggestions in the thousdand dollar or less range(new or used) it would be appreciated because I am a poor college student. Thanks!
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knownothing
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I have heard the RS6 and like them a lot. Given the nature of the RS6 speakers - I would look at a slightly warmer to neutral amp - like the YBA, NAD C372, new C375BEE or C355BEE, Unison Unico. Try the Cambridge with the RS6 before you commit to the paring. You might even look at a tube amp like the Onix Melody SP3 or Jolida 302RC...
knownothing
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Aball,

Not exactly a fair comparison for the NAD 720BEE to their three hundred series integrated's with respect to bass control and presence. The 372 and 375 have three times as much power (150W X 2) as the 720 receiver (50W X 2), and can lord over most speakers better than any other integrated amp I know of for under a grand. Now you still may not like the neutral to warm presentation, but the woofers will be pretty much doing what the amp asks them to do in real time.
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