Clew 84:
I just bought AEON over B&W CMD9. To my ears, AEON outperformed B&W while listening to REM and classical music. B&W CMD9 are good and excels in reproducing high frequency, but lacks mid-range, bass, depth, and clarity. You're in the right price range for a good power amp to drive AEON. I noticed a big difference in sound quality at both low and loud volumes comparing Rotel 200W ($1000) to Classe 151 150W ($2300)amp. Classe outperformed Rotel easily, as should be.
Later on, I plan to hook up a $2K plus power amp to my Integra 7.2 A/V so as to avoid pre-amp costs, perhaps you can consider this option as well. What do you think?
I just bought AEON over B&W CMD9. To my ears, AEON outperformed B&W while listening to REM and classical music. B&W CMD9 are good and excels in reproducing high frequency, but lacks mid-range, bass, depth, and clarity. You're in the right price range for a good power amp to drive AEON. I noticed a big difference in sound quality at both low and loud volumes comparing Rotel 200W ($1000) to Classe 151 150W ($2300)amp. Classe outperformed Rotel easily, as should be.
Later on, I plan to hook up a $2K plus power amp to my Integra 7.2 A/V so as to avoid pre-amp costs, perhaps you can consider this option as well. What do you think?