A few years back, I went through a similar desire to simplify. I sold a bunch of home theater gear with an eye towards 2-channel and simplicity. As people have already mentioned, go with a quality integrated and a pair of quality stand mounts, and you’ll be set. We all have our preferences of gear, but I personally do not think you can go wrong with Belles Aria, the Rega line, or Sugden for your integrated amps. Simple set up, musically focused, and will work well with your Paradigms.
Can you think of a reason not to?
Hello everyone,
I’ve loved audio (2-channel) since my teenage years and when home theater came out, well as expensive as it was I found a way to afford it. I traded in a beautiful 2-channel Onkyo Integra m-504 amplifier for an Integra 5-channel, I forget the model. Then I upgraded to an Anthem A5. Well I figured more power is always better so I sold the A5 and bought an Anthem P5.
Although an awesome piece of gear, I decided to scale down, sell my Paradigm Studio 20’s used for surround channels, the CC690 center, and two of my three REL 528 subwoofers.
What I have left is the Anthem P5, an AVM60, one REL R528, two Paradigm and two Sigature S2’s.
Im basically scaling down to a 2-channel system for simplicity and convenience. Here’s my thoughts and would love to get some opinions. I’m selling the P5 and possibly the AVM60 to make room for a P2 and a 2-channel pre amp. The P5 is a beast! If I keep it, I’ll always have three extra channels if one malfunctions and for trouble shooting. But on the other hand having this heavy amp is somewhat inconvenient and way overkill. If I found a P2 I’d even consider a trade.
How about some thoughts from the audio world?