which amp/receiver should I get?...

[callas01]

Originally Posted by mjbethancourt

+1

As usual, I'm in complete agreement with Callas.

I'm a huge fan of the Marantz 6003; it can be found for about $800, and paired with an Emotiva XPA-5 at another $800, you have an awesome pair of separates at a bargain price of $1600 to power your 7.1 channel system.

Or, if you have the coin, that Rotel 1570 is a dream machine; but since it's strictly a pre/pro, it needs all seven channels amplified by a separate component, and Rotel doesn't even do a seven-channel amp. High-power 7-channel amps are very expensive; and you'd probably end up using it in a setup with two amps, instead. That adds up real fast:

Rotel RSX 1570 pre/pro = $2200
Rotel RSX 1575 5x250w (500w@4ohm) = $2800
Rotel RSX 1572 2x250w (500w@4ohm) = $1300
total: $6300

If I were vomiting money, that's probably what I would do. (Either that, or I'd spend about five times that much on a bunch of outrageous McIntosh audio).

...or you could just use it with an Emotiva XPA-5 and XPA-2, and that would only run $3800 total, and still provide tons of power, 1500watts. Or for the same price as those two amps, you could power it with a Marantz MM8003 amp, which would be a little less power, but a better quality amp.

... Yeah, and by the way: the Emotiva UPA-7 is 125w/channel, not 100. Still, probably not enough juice to get the full enjoyment out of those awesome speakers of yours. I think the UPA-7 is a waste; at that output level, I'd rather just have a good receiver.

I meant this receiver..... it was late last night, this is a full 7 channel AVR

But it is still about $2400-2600 or there abouts...