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Ready to upgrade from the Jolida JD1501

Like the title says, I currently have the Jolida JD1501RC and I absolutely love it. That being said, I'm getting the itch to upgrade. I recently got the new KEF LS50s and my system has never sounded so good. BUT now I cant help but shake this feeling that the amp is holding the speakers back. For the most part it sounds fantastic but I've noticed that more complicated music, with lots of parts, seem to loose a bit of the magic. I feel like these speakers deserve an amp that is on the same level in order to really shine. Any suggestions? Im mostly interested in a good integrated but am open to seperates if I can get them for the right price.

A few I have been reading about.

Exposure 2010s (Noticed that stereophile gave it a class A rating and its price is not astronomical)

Luxman l505u (I admit half of the interest is because it just looks pretty. I'm a sucker for the power gauges)

parasound Halo a21 w/appropriate pre-amp (I started looking into this combo after seeing a picture in Stereophile of KEF using this setup to demo the ls50s)

Any of these stand out as an obvious choice? Anything else I should be considering? Not many options for auditioning locally so research is going to have to be my primary method.
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Megido

For the most part it sounds fantastic but I've noticed that more complicated music, with lots of parts, seem to loose a bit of the magic. I feel like these speakers deserve an amp that is on the same level in order to really shine.

It may or may not be your Jolida. Here is a quote from another KEF LS50 thread on AudiogoN:

01-07-13: Bhobba

Yea heard them against some much more expensive and obviously better stuff along with a number of fellow audiophiles. Very clear, real and present especially in the midrange. Everyone that heard them liked them. The issue is feed them something complex and they go to pieces. If you like Dianna Krall, Sinatra etc - get a good valve amp and these speakers and you are in heaven - forget rock, heavy metal etc.
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