Help - Opinions - Amp for Sonas Faber Olympica III Speakers


Haven't been here for a long time.
There are so many choices for amps. Thinking of going with a Nad M22 V2. Speakers are in a room 23x20 with 22 foot vaulted ceiling. One side is partially open to adjoining big room. 
I have looked at a lot of amps. Decided to go with lots of power and low ohm stable.
Thoughts? 
greywolf

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The proverbial quest for nirvana. My opinion is you get bored with your system.

Waiting for a NAD M12 to ship.

After lots of looking at amps I decided to go this route. The only amp I wanted was a Coda Continuum No 8 with meters. 

I figured the pre amp was the weak link in my system and this was less money. 

Sorry to say got the audio bug again. Looking at amps again. This time Coda Continuum TS. 

http://coda.cc/product/product.php?id=2

Thoughts on the difference compared to my Parasound Halo JC5.  

Thanks

I went with a Classe Sigma Amp2.Class D with 200W 8 ohms, 400W 4 ohms.
Got it for $1553.00 shipped. I was told Classe was bought out and the new company was selling off old stock.
For that price worth a try.
Thanks for the input.
Update on what I ended up with for my Sonas Faber Olympica III speakers.

NAD C 658 Preamp with HDMI module. 
Classe Amp 2 amp.
Velodyne HGS 10 sub. Had this unit.
LG 65 inch TV. Had this.
Logitech 665 Remote.
Arcam DVD/CD.
Raven Audio XLR's.
Audio Quest Cinnamon 48 HDMI cables.
Audio Quest Greyhound Sub cable.
Mogami speaker wire. 
Speakers are Bi-Amped. Classe amp made for this.

Pleased with this set up.
The GUI on the NAD C 658 is not easy to use IMO. Hard to navigate and understand what changes are being made on some settings.
The 665 remote works great and is easy to program using a computer.
The Raven Audio cables are a quality product IMO.
Mogami speaker wire I have used in the past.

Someday may change out the amp. OR? You know the drill.






Opinions please.
Looking at this amp  Musical Fidelity M8s-500S Power Amplifier; New w/ Full Warranty. 
Info https://www.musicalfidelity.com/products/m8series/m8-500s

Replace my Classe Sigma Amp2.
Info 

AMP2

FREQUENCY RESPONSE:

10 Hz – 20 kHz, -1dB into 4 Ohms

OUTPUT POWER:

200W rms into 8 Ohms, 400W rms into 4 Ohms

HARMONIC DISTORTION:

<0.018% @ 1 kHz Balanced Input

INTERMODULATION DISTORTION:

>80 dB below Fundamental into 8 Ohms Balanced

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO:

-100 dB at Peak Output into 8 Ohms (AES17)



Would there be improvement? Worth it for the cost?
Thanks
I'm sure Moon is good stuff and I'm glad you're happy with it .....but,
The 340 is less powerful, doesn't tell you if it will handle low impedance loads. 
Spec wise the Halo JC5 is better IMO. 
The Parasound Halo JC5 tamed some of the brightness that I had with the Classe Sigma 2 amp.
Definitely an all around improvement. More musical, better bass control but it did loose some bass punch.

Then I switched XLR interconnects to Mogami's made by Jerry of 10 Audio. This was a big improvement. Detail, clarity and bass improved. I highly recommend them for $109 for 1 meter pair. 

To me the amp and the Mogami XLR's ended my search for improvement. My system sounds great to me. 

FYI
I was using XLR's by Raven Audio. Jerry cables are listed here on Audiogon.

My system:
NAD C 658 Preamp with HDMI module.
Parasound Halo JC5.
Audioquest NRG-Z2 Ac power cords for pre and amp.
Velodyne HGS 10 sub.
LG 65 inch TV.
Logitech 665 Remote.
Arcam DVD/CD.
Mogami XLR's By Jerry at 10 Audio.
Audioquest Cinnamon 48 HDMI cables.
Audioquest Greyhound Sub cable.
Mogami speaker wire 2921.
Speakers are Bi-wired.
Sonus Faber Olympica III.