Need amp suggestions for monitor 70s

birchmanjr1310
birchmanjr1310 Posts: 2
edited May 2014 in Electronics
Hey y'all!

New to the forum and piecing together an ht system right now. I currently have a pioneer vsx40 that I purchased a few years back and I also just purchased two monitor 70s and a cs2. The pio elite only puts out 80 wrms, so I'm looking to get a good amp for cheap that is going to get these speakers bumping. I have someone willing to sell me a used UPA-2 for just at $200 or should I look for more power then that. I really don't want to break $300 for an amp so let me know what you guys think
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited January 2014
    Not sure if your AVR has preouts or not to add an amp. If not you will need a pre amp as well. Look for high current amps like parasound, adcom, b&k or rotel. 100 wpc should get them running nicely. Another choice is a more powerful AVR. Older pio elite sc models can be had fairly reasonably now. Welcome!
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  • birchmanjr1310
    birchmanjr1310 Posts: 2
    edited January 2014
    It does have pre amp outs. The UPA-2 puts out 125 per ch which I think should be efficient
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  • Phish56466
    Phish56466 Posts: 54
    edited January 2014
    I'm somewhat partial to the Adcom GFA-555(due to that being what I'm using). REALLY depends on budget and possibly a brand preference at this point. The Emo should suffice though.
    Monitor 12's-RDO's and XO's done!
    Onkyo TX-SR705 AVR
    Adcom GFA-555 for power(being reborn, as I can afford it)
    Onkyo DX-C730 changer
    Onkyo CP-1057F table W/Grado cartridge
    CS300 center
    M4's for rears
    LG 47" LCD
    ROKU streaming gizmo
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  • Short Fuse
    Short Fuse Posts: 2
    edited January 2014
    125 watts is a pretty fair amount of power. My 70's are only getting 100 wpc from an old Carver amp but for me that's enough to do them justice. The only issue may be that you will still need something to pwer the CS2.
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  • zane77
    zane77 Posts: 1,696
    edited January 2014
    The receiver can power the center
    Home Theater
    Onkyo PR-SC5508 Sharp LC-70LE847U
    Emotiva XPA-5 Emotiva XPA-2 Emotiva UPA-2
    Front RTi-A9 Wide RTi-A7 Center CSi-A6 Surround FXi-A6 Rear RTi-A3 Sub 2x PSW505
    Sony BDP-S790 Dishnetwork Hopper/Joey Logitech Harmony One Apple TV
    Two Channel
    Oppo 105D BAT VK-500 w/BatPack SDA SRS 2.3 Dreadnought Squeezebox Touch Apple TV
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  • Phatattack
    Phatattack Posts: 30
    edited May 2014
    A good adcom can be had for cheap, a gfa-555 would be more thuan enough to get them polks a pumpin!
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