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LS50 + Amp Power

Yet another LS50 thread...  My apologies :).  Quick question on power ratings.  I have a Pioneer VSX1120k which provides 120w to L & R.  I've read a few threads about power "quality" and I wondered what I might be missing.  Does the Pioneer supply well rated power? 

The 1120k has pre outs so I could technically drive L/R with a separate amp (center too as I have this in a HT setup).  Wondering what everyone thinks?  I've been looking at Outlaw audio or Emotiva.      
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yyzsantabarbara
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Best amp I had on the LS50 is the Benchmark AHB2 amp.

The Peachtree Nova 150 with the LS50 was rather good but not great.
The cost of that unit made me happy for the given sound quality. Check out the $1500 amp500 from Underwodhifi. That should be excellent with the LS50.
https://www.underwoodhifi.com/products/peachtree-audio

I say excellent because for a few months I used the amp section of the Peachtree Nova 150 (not the preamp part) with a Benchmark HPA4 preamp. It was much better than the Nova 150 alone. So I figure the new amp500 (no preamp) will also be a big winner for $1500.

At the end of this month I should get delivery of a Krell K-300i. I will be pairing that with the LS50 and that should be a little nuts.
yyzsantabarbara
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I told a dealer to order me the KC62 yesterday whenever that is possible. I am thinking of using the wireless connectivity kit from KEF for this.

So Krell K-300i + LS50 + KC62 sub (maybe wireless)

"KW1 Wireless Subwoofer Adapter Kit | kef" https://us.kef.com/kw1-wireless-subwoofer-kit.htm
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