3 channel amp help

pmckeealaska
pmckeealaska Posts: 808
edited March 2006 in Speakers
OK.....now that I have completed my LSi HT setup, one thing remains. I'm looking for a good 3 channel amp to power my LSiC and LSiFX's. I already have a Rotel RB1080 2 channel amp for my LSi25's. Any suggestions? I've looked at an Adcom GFA-5503 3 channel amp, but it was about $1500, which is more than I would like to spend. Looked on Audiogon and didn't see anything either.
Music and Movie Rig

Samsung 40" HDTV 1080p
LSi25 Front Speakers
LSiC Center Channel
LSiFX Surrounds
Rotel RB 1080 2-Channel Amp
NAD T763 Reciever
Denon DVD 2900 Universal Player
Audiosource 10 Band Digital Equalizer
Audioquest CV-8 speaker cables
Audioquest Sub-X subwoofer cables
Audioquest King Cobra Interconnects
Monster AVS 2000 Voltage Stabilizer
Playstation 3 120GB Slim
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited March 2006
    I'm kinda in the same boat. outlaw has free shipping if your order 3 of there monoblocks. would be perfect for your application (center and surrounds) with the beefier rotel going to the mains

    www.outlawaudio.com
    Living Room 2 Channel -
    Schiit SYS Passive Pre. Jolida CD player. Songbird streamer. California Audio Labs Sigma II DAC, DIY 300as1/a1 Ice modules Class D amp. LSi15 with MM842 woofer upgrade, Nordost Blue Heaven and Unity interconnects.

    Upstairs 2 Channel Rig -
    Prometheus Ref. TVC passive pre, SAE A-205 Amp, Wiim pro streamer and Topping E50 DAC, California Audio Labs DX1 CD player, Von Schweikert VR3.5 speakers.

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited March 2006
    Here's a 3CH amp from Rotel. I was considering it.

    http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1146762311
    Michael ;)
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  • BlueMDPicker
    BlueMDPicker Posts: 7,569
    edited March 2006
    Here's a 3-CH Denon POA-8300 on eBay by a very reputable seller.
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  • pmckeealaska
    pmckeealaska Posts: 808
    edited March 2006
    thanks so fqr guys. I'll look into that Rotel. It was just what I was looking for....
    Music and Movie Rig

    Samsung 40" HDTV 1080p
    LSi25 Front Speakers
    LSiC Center Channel
    LSiFX Surrounds
    Rotel RB 1080 2-Channel Amp
    NAD T763 Reciever
    Denon DVD 2900 Universal Player
    Audiosource 10 Band Digital Equalizer
    Audioquest CV-8 speaker cables
    Audioquest Sub-X subwoofer cables
    Audioquest King Cobra Interconnects
    Monster AVS 2000 Voltage Stabilizer
    Playstation 3 120GB Slim
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited March 2006
    there's a lexicon NT312 on audiogon...
    http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampsmult&1144722927

    Each channel has its own power supply, so in reality, those 120 watts will perform like the rotel's 200 watts.
    Gallo Ref 3.1 : Bryston 4b SST : Musical fidelity CD Pre : VPI HW-19
    Gallo Ref AV, Frankengallo Ref 3, LC60i : Bryston 9b SST : Meridian 565
    Jordan JX92s : MF X-T100 : Xray v8
    Backburner:Krell KAV-300i
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,214
    edited March 2006
    FWIW, I have a friend who owns a marketing company that distributes most of the brands we are all familiar with. I'm not big into HT, but he has always recommended and been very impressed with Lexicon products for HT applications. If the Rotel doesn't work out for you the Lexicon would be a good choice. Lexicon doesn't get much mention, I completely forgot/forget about their products.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited March 2006
    There was a fellow in another thread who had a Cineova 3-channel that he liked very much, had quite a bit of power 300 @ 8 if I remember right, was going for 1400.00. I have heard these amps in 7 ch config. and they were clean and strong sounding. Polk was using one to drive the SRT setup at HQ.

    RT1
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  • tdeluce
    tdeluce Posts: 107
    edited March 2006
    reeltrouble1 wrote:
    There was a fellow in another thread who had a Cineova 3-channel that he liked very much, had quite a bit of power 300 @ 8 if I remember right, was going for 1400.00. I have heard these amps in 7 ch config. and they were clean and strong sounding. Polk was using one to drive the SRT setup at HQ.

    RT1

    Yep, that was me :-) Not sure if you need all that power for the LSiFXs but it will certainly
    drive you LSiC very well.

    What I would do is drive your LSi25s and LSiC with the Cinenova Grande 3 and then use your
    stereo amp for your surrounds...

    P.S. This AMP doubles down to 600 watts into 4 ohms ( the nominal impedance of your speakers )
    and is rated at 1000 watts into 2 ohms :-)
    channel...
    Pio Elite 60 in 1080p PRO-150FD KURO
    Integra DTC-9.8 - Pio Elite BDP-95FD
    Cinenova Grande 3 ( 600W x 3 ) - Polk LSi15s, LSiC
    Outlaw M2200s x 2 ( 300W x 2 ) - Polk LC265i x 2
    Velodyne HGS-15X
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