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  • vivid
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    • Dec 2004
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    Narrowing down my amp choices

    I am still trying to figure out which way to go with amps for my Wharfedale Opus 3s. I think I have narrowed it down a bit. Sunfire & Aragon are out, they are a little too warm. Sherbourn OK for the price but for a little more $ you get a lot better quality. NAD great for the price but I would like more than 140w per/channel.

    So that leaves Halo A51 and Gemstone. Only main difference is the Gemstone is 7x200 VS Halo 250X5… I’m leaning towards the gemstone purely for the 2 extra channels and then not needing a second amp for a 7.1 setup…

    But should I also be looking at Rotel 1095? How does it sound and compared to the Halo A51 and/or Gemstone? Has anyone matched the 1095 with an Opus 3?
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    • ht_addict
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      • Dec 2002
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      Vivid though I don't have your speakers, I do have Paradigm Studio(v3) 40/ADP-450/CC-570 which have been powered by a Rotel RMB-1095 and now a NAD S250. Performance wise I have heard no difference, even though the NAD is 75w less per channel. For the money right now the NAD S250 is a bargain at $999(New in Box). You should give it a look.

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