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Good budget amp for Mirage M1

Hi all,
I recently acquired Mirage M1's (!) that I am driving biamped with an Onkyo Ht-RC360 [7.2 ch, 100pwc] receiver. I know that this set-up is not optimal as the mirage are quite power hungry. Does anyone have a recommendation as to which type of amplifier I should be looking for, for say a max of $500, that will give me a noticeable upgrade from what I have now?

Also, I am using generic 14gauge cable, is it worth it to go to 10 or 12 [these gauges are recommended by the manual].

Thanks to all,
dalig

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doug99
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The M1's need alot of power.
For the price your looking to spend, i would look to the Emotiva XPA-2. This amp lists for 800$ and is built like a tank. It weighs like 75 pounds and is high current with a really good sound.
Here's a review of it.
http://positive-feedback.com/Issue58/emotiva_xpa.htm
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