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Yamaha RX-Z1 with Studio 100'S V2.

Anyone ever run studio 100's directly from a receiver? I'm currently using my Yamaha RX-Z1 as a glorified preamp for my Parasound HCA-2200. I've enjoyed the set up for a few years.
The review I read regarding the RX-Z1 by Gene DellaSala mentioned running RBH 1266-LSE with the RX-Z1 (Initially he used his Aragon 8008, but later tested the Yamaha by itself) quite well. Gene had very good things to say about the Yamaha. Has anyone else run a pair of beefy speakers using only the RX-Z1? I'm contemplating 'downsizing,' but not at the expensive of compromising performance.
I never turn my Parasound off; therefore it's always ready to deliver whatever I ask of it (and has consistently). I would be going from that to asking the Yamaha to do the same thing with less power.
Regarding Yamaha - I've only had outstanding expereinces with Yamaha receivers over the years, and continue to have excellent experiences with the RX-Z1
Any suggestions or comments?
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I tried it, and by-golly, the Yammie stood-up-and-met-the-challenge-head-on! ! ! I did outstanding. If I hadn't began with the Parasound, I don't think I'd have missed anything in performance. Compared to the Parasound (And Gene Delasalla (sp?) with audioholics.com already noted it in his review of the RX-Z1), the RX-Z1 didn't have as much . . . punch. Kind of like Michael Jordan and Kolby Bryant. I don't think anything would be missed if kids today only knew of Kolby - but . . . compared to Mike . . . not as much . . . oomph, i.e. "punch." More technically speaking, with the parasound, the presence, sound stage, and basss seem more pronounced, more defined. Drastically so? Not at all. In fact, I don't know if there is a quality of difference - it's more like a quantity difference.
I've not hooked the parasound up again - not yet. I can hear its call getting louder and louder though. :)

Enjoy the sound!
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