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Best Amp for NHT VT-2's Aragon 8008BB or Classe
you are right on the money about the ati .i used to have the 1505 in my sistem and changed some time ago to aragon .the 8008bb and the8008x3.sweet as you can wish.the bryston is almost the same, i can't say about the classe. 
Aragon 8008x3b "AAA" rated by SGTHT?
i have the 8008bb and the 8008x3 and love them both.the x3 is not a triple mono design because it was designed for center and rear channels in ht.not having the same needs in all three chanels at the same time it can give all the power it has were... 
JM Electra 920 vs JM Mezzo
i use electras 920 with a 8008bb aragon amp a aurum pre-amp and a adcom cd cables are nordost blue heaven for interconects and vampire for speakers.this is for music .for ht i have a velodyne 15' sub.the room is 18x24 having said all this i don't ... 
Rock and Roll Speakers
have you tried the hales.they are voiced playing pearl jam.paul hales answered so in a stereophile intervue some time ago.the bass in the revelation 3 is great and if you have the money try the trasendence series,still better bass and great highs.... 
Sonic Frontiers, Myth or Reality?
they were bought by paradigm which is rich.they are marketing the anthem line that is cheaper .they have many new equipment every time and are moving to home theater.they just got out a new procesor and a 5 channel amp.the truth is volume .the mor... 
Arragon Palladium@'s Vs Threshold T800D
well following the response above may i say that the aragons are superb amp at any cost. 125 w pure class a 600w at class a/b .they will drive any speaker you can have or will have plus they have the beauty of more expensive amps.quality is as goo... 
Best speakers for 2500....thump included
i agree with the hales rev 3 best thump in your price range.you will need lot's of power and break in time .something like 200 hours so they start to go.they go low into 4 ohms and less so high current amp is needed i'am not familiar with yours,i ... 
Vandy 2CE versus Hales 3
i never heard the vandy but i have hales rev 3.i'am very happy with them incredible bass and the highs are as natural as you can get in that price range.but you will need power.i read some place that paul hales voiced them with anthem 40 watt tube... 
TO upgrade or NOT, that is the question!
i used to have k forte .i used nad reciver sound was pretty good.the 98 db will let you use almost anything my problem was to tame the fatigue of the horns .your best money would go for a new cd.the old one plus the horns would drive me crazy but ... 
How good do SACD players play normal CDS
this is what i love of this site .some guy has a good question of audio and then testosterone comes flying all over the place.and the question remains.zip up your flys and answer the man 
How to integrate 2 preamps w/1 amp+spks?
you connect the main l-r from the acurus to the aux in the creek.then you go from the creek to the amp.whatever you connect to the creek you just hear thru.then what you have in the acurus you then turn on the creek at aux and the volume at 12.00 ... 
Amplifier suggestions
i agree on the aragon i use the 8008bb and the 8008x3.they drive hales rev which are very demanding load as are the ml they dip to about 3 ohms.the bass is great they replaced kinergetics kba75 class a and wonderkull sound but ran out of steam.the... 
Lexicon DC-1 or Theta Casa Nova
i'am a bit late but i just fixed the problem if your still out there here it goes.i connected the main outputs of the lexicon to the aux inputs of a sonic frontiers line 1 preamp i just got .for stereo the units go to the sf and for ht they go to ... 
B&W N802 OR HALES P 5
both units will be overkill in that room.the 802 are big speakers,have you seen the footprint .i have hales rev and the have great bass,a lot more than the 802 but there smaller.the hales p have the same bass if not more than the rev do to the box... 
Bi-amping B&W Nautilus 802's?
freind has 802n and bi amps with bryston.his main music is jazz and rock .so power was his concern also he is very happy and the sound is great.audition if you can .the krell is a good amp to start with so don't trade power for sweetness.