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Most economical way to max performance of B&W 804

I have a pair of B&W 804s speakers that are connected to a Rotel SACD 1082 player and Onkyo SR605 7.1 home-theater system. I hope to get your thoughts on how best to maximize the performance of these speakers - of course without blowing the budget of about $1500. I listen to Jazz and audio mainly. Deeply appreciate your thoughts on this.
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vicdamone
850 posts
 
Well if you really want bang for the buck and can solder

http://www.hypex.nl/ products>nCore

or keep you eye out for an Ayre V3 power amplifier. Bop on.
squidboyw
35 posts
 
I would re-visit and verify my speaker placement/setup, and then, if not already present, apply room sound treatment.
After that, its wide open.
maineiac
649 posts
 
For 2 channel look for a 2-channel integrated amp with a home-theater pass through if you want to use in conjunction with your HT receiver. I would try to listen to Krell, Musical Fidelity, Plinius, etc.
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