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what amp under a grand?
bel canto s300? or parasound 2125? 
what amp under a grand?
at 200 wpc into 4 ohms would that be enough to really open these speakers up? i can get this amp right now. 
what amp under a grand?
yep i agree, looking at a few bel cantos. the i 300 and the s300 i can get for real cheap. and i had a lot of good advice, speaker placement brought the speakers out of the dark and the parasound 2100 brought speakers to life! and the advice on mo... 
what amp under a grand?
thank you for the advice,what would be a good amp to pair with my setup? i still think more juice would open up the va more. 
what amp under a grand?
just got my parasound 2100 in the mail today. and wow! the viennas came to life! nice to have 2 channel sound again, but i still think i can do a little better than the adcom amp. 
what amp under a grand?
lost bid on marantz but scored a parasound 2100 for 250. the only prob with the 2100 is the volume control on remote does not work.any ideas on a universal remote? 
what amp under a grand?
well i went ahead and bid a marantz pm8004 its cheap enough to give a shot,if it works well ill get one with more power.anthem makes an integrated amp @300 watts into 4ohms.haveto save my change and collect cans to get that one. 
what amp under a grand?
oh i agree with you paraneer, i dont think its the amp.the adcom 555 mk2 hits 330 watts @4ohms,and i think if i could run it with a good pre amp the mozarts would have more life to them.330 watts is way more juice then i know what to do with!what ... 
what amp under a grand?
well 900 would be fine, but where can you find them? 
what amp under a grand?
what would the bel canto i300 cost new or used? i can get a used marantz pm 8004 for 350. but i do think in my situation an integrated amp with ht bypass is the way to go.my system is for family as well, used for movies and gaming.if it was just f... 
what amp under a grand?
will the marantz pm8004 have enough juice to give the mozarts a kick? 
what amp under a grand?
yeah the marantz pm8004 is on ebay think ill give it a shot. 
what amp under a grand?
what integrated amps have ht bypass? 
what amp under a grand?
i will look into this,makes sense.thank you all for the input, have a lot of food for thought now. 
what amp under a grand?
bel canto 300m, rotel rb 1582, ghent dual mono, mccormack dna 225,adcom 5802,jolida 502p,emotiva xpa 3. whats the best match for my set up?