Best Amp under $3000
loragland
Posts: 15
Who makes the best amp under $3000? I'm either looking for 200 wpc x 7 or maybe even 300 wpc x 5. I'm just wondering who is the best name in amps, never used one before, but I want to integrate it into my ht. Outlaw, Emotiva, Sunfire, are a few that have some products in the range I am looking at. I trust you guys more than most of the magazines and websites, what are your thoughts??
Fronts: Rti 150s
Center: CSi 40
Side Surr: Rti 55
Surr. Back: Csi 30
Sub: SVS PB12 Plus/2
Receiver: Denon 3802
Conditioner: Monster HTS 3500
Center: CSi 40
Side Surr: Rti 55
Surr. Back: Csi 30
Sub: SVS PB12 Plus/2
Receiver: Denon 3802
Conditioner: Monster HTS 3500
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Buy one, try it. Like it, keep it. Don't like it, sell it and buy another.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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There is also Parasound, Rotel, & Earthquake.Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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You could probably get a Marantz 8B in decent condition for that money (possibly less). If it needed basic restoration; I'd be happy to sling the solder (if you're someplace in New England) :-)
You would not regret it (unless you're using very inefficient speakers).
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Adcom.
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Earthquake makes one helluva HT amp. I have a 5 channel and it's incredible.Sharp Elite 70
Anthem D2V 3D
Parasound 5250
Parasound HCA 1000 A
Parasound HCA 1000
Oppo BDP 95
Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
Totem Mask Surrounds X4
Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
Sony PS3
Squeezebox Touch
Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door. -
Look at a used earthquake or krell showcase for the best under $3000.
However unless you have speakers that reach under 4 ohms (like the lsi line) you probably don't need that good of an amp. For your setup, id get an outlaw and spend the extra money on a dedicated 20 amp circuit and room treatment.Speakers: LSi9 x 2, LSic, LSiFX x 2, Velodyne HGS-15
Amps & Power: Rockford Fosgate T8004 x 3, Cascade Audio APS-55 power supplies x 5, and 1 farad capacitor.
Electronics: Denon 3806, Toshiba HD-A1, & Sony KDL46XBR2
Accessories: Anti-IC interconnects, 8 Mondo Traps from Realtraps, and Salamander furniture. -
I've always dug parasound amps and Polk speakers would heartily reccommend them. (Well ok, they sound awesome with any speakers)
I want to get my ears on the earthquake stuff soon though...There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin -
wingnut4772 wrote: »Earthquake makes one helluva HT amp. I have a 5 channel and it's incredible.
+1 I couldn't be happier!
