Reccomendations for Nautilus Speaks


Just put 802's in front and 804'2 for rears. Any reccomendation on amps to run these and the HTM1 center? I have a B&K 7250 with Ref30 right now. I want to start and plan upgrades to more efficient/cleaner power. Will do amp first and pre/pro second. Thought son what to drive these power hungry monsters with? Like to keep the amps and pre/pro setup under $15,000 if possible.
arthursmuck

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Under 15k?

For amplification Pass Labs x250 or x350 would be my #1 choice for the Front L/R. And maybe a Pass Labs X3 for 5.1 or x5 if you might go to 7.1.

Pre/Pro....Hmmm I love my Bryston SP1.7, I think its hard to beat but, I would check out Krells HTS, Classe's SSP-75, maybe a used Lexicon MC-12, and even a Sunfire TG3.

You could tweak it for far less, A used X250amp($3000) for the front, use your existing B & K 7250($0) for the rest, and tie in a nice 2 channel preamp($2000), keep the ref30 for DVD and multicchannel purposes and viola. Only $5k spent, and I bet it'll sound impressive.

Just my 2 cents