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How do you amp your system?

Curious as to the various ways people here are amplifying their various speakers. Assuming 5.1 or 7.1 in most theaters, with a .1 amplified on it's own, is there a prevailing wisdom?

Front 3 amped the same, lower standards for surrounds?

Each channel amped the same?

One amp handling all speakers, or duties divided between multiple (presumably lower power) amps?

I know better than to ask 'what's best' since there is no 'best', but I'm curious as to the various viewpoints...
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bdgregory
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I have all Von Schweikert speakers, and all Electron Kinetics Eagle amps. Fronts are VR4 Gen III's vertically biamped using Eagle 4's, Center is a LCR15 driven from one channel (the other idles) of a Eagle 2C, and rears are CR3's driven by an Eagle 2C. Sub is a VRS Tower of Power which has a Carver amp built in IIRC.

This is a dual purpose system - most listening is 2 channel analog using the mains only, no sub.
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