Av Amp for AE EVo 3's...please advise.

[amarb]

hey all..

After Much MUCH looking around and asking lots of questions iv finaly come down to my 5.1 setup.

Im going for the Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo 3B package...Had a demo and im very happy with them. I need an amp to run these speakers.

Sevenoaks have got a Marantz 5500 for £380 (Ex-demo), would this be a wise buy.

Or would a Denon 2106 be better? a new one is a similar price to the marantz.

Any other amp options for around the price range??

Thanks in advance

 

[craynerd]

I demoed the 2106 last week with the 1906 and a few other amps, all using the AE Evo3s and i ended up going for the Denon2106. Amp is superb and seems to match well with the Evo3s...but "health warning" i`m pretty new to this av lark, so my advice probably isn`t worth too much!.

 

[Dfour]

The Marantz could be a good match especially for the price. Ask if you can demo them together. The Evos like loads of power.

I would also recommend looking at the Yamaha 757 (or better still) 1500/1600. I have the evos and the rxv1400 and have added a power amp to them which really improved the bass power and timing as it freed some more power in the Yamaha. Highly recommended

 

[Falp]

Denon 2105/6 or marantz 5500 are two greats matches!

Great advantage to the Marantz in musicallity and amp REAL power.

Go to the Maratnz route!

A friend of mine has the EVO3 + Marantz SR7400 and loves it!

 

[amarb]

iv done the deal....


My Kit:

Acoustic Energy AEGIS EVO 3B speaker package

Marantz sr5500

QED Silver Anniversary speaker cable alround with plugs both ends (Bi-wire for fronts)

Stands for rears

All for £1074

I had a demo in sevenoaks and was amazed with what i heard. I cant wait, so excited, going to pick them up saturday


woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo lol