Help on 5ch amp decision

I had a Sony es piece as a preamp with a Parasound HCA 2205 AT 220/ch and NHTs and it souded Great!
Its a little over your budget used around 1200 but I think it's worth every penny

Regards

I have a pretty small room (12x11x8) with a large opening (basically the room is missing the left rear corner as an opening to another similar sized room). This is bedroom system and I will probably never try to get 110db out of it.

NHT is nice but wants a lot of power. Depending on your room size, you may need a ton of power. If I were running your set-up in a 15 x 20 room, I would want 200+ watts per channel. Smaller rooms will need less.

Hi,

I have the Sherbourn 5/1500A, and I've felt no need to upgrade it in the nearly 3 years that I've owned it. It has good dynamics and clarity. And it can be acquired used for around your price limit.

I compared it to the Rotel RMB-1075 using my NAD receiver as a preamp/processor for both and the Sherbourn ran circles around it.

Good luck in your decision!

Michael