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Parasound Zamp and Kef?

I got a really good deal on Kef q350, and was originally going to run these on an Yamaha AVR-650 I had sitting in storage.  Wife wasn't thrilled about having that monster in the house again.  I looked around and saw the Parasound Zamp3.  I love Parasound amps from my years working the home audio circuit decades ago. This fit my budget, and the power seems good enough.  I don't need 100watts, because the room these are in is an 8x10 little man cave.  Got a Schiit passive preamp to handle volume.

So anyway... Trying to keep below $500 since this is a 2nd system and I try never to spend more on equipment than I did on speakers.  Is this a good match? I've not been into music systems for a few decades, so I'm not quite sure what all is comparable or what is way overrated/underrated.

Thanks in advanced.  
deafleper

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audiojedi
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Haven't heard the Parasound specifically but I can confirm that the Q350 are way less demanding than the LS50 - power wise that amp will drive them fine as would almost any decent 50 Watt amp Marantz PM6006 Rega Brio etc 

As to the amp/pre/speaker match I'd buy if possible with return policy just in case for whatever reason you have a mismatch on your hands.

Nice speaker I actually like them better than the LS50(more bass, more fun to listen to at the expense of a bit of detail) I'm sure you'll enjoy them once you get everything set up...
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