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C J Premiere 11A versus Music Reference RM200

I currently have a CJ 11A driving a pair of two -way speakers with a Scanspeak woofer and tweeter. I am moving to a larger room and have to change speakers to a two-way with an MTM configuration which has an impedance down to four ohms. I don't think the CJ amp will drive this speaker very well with the low impedance so I am thinking of going to the hybrid Music Reference RM-200. My question is: will the Music Reference amp drive a two-way speaker with an impedance that drops to four ohms and how does the sound quality of the Music Reference amp compare to the CJ amp? Is this a good amp swap or are there better alternatives that won't break the bank? Thanks for any advice given. George
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cytocycle
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the RM200 actually puts out 145watts into 4ohms. The CJ will have a warmer presentation, the Music Reference will command control of the bass and provide the liquidity and soundstaging you expect but without the extreme warmness of the CJ. Amazing Air and Detail. A true Bargain amplifier. I owned the RM9 Mk1 also and ran 84dB eff Magnepan IIIa's without a problem.

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