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It seems the more info I gather the more questions I have and want to learn more
It only gets worse.
I have the Denon 3805 rated at 120 and M80s work well with it. They work better with the outlaw monoblocks I added across the front.
Some say they would work even better with a multichannel amp to get better imaging and soundstage.
Some say dump the Denon and I'll see real improvement with the Outlaw 990.
On top of that I listened to some $11,000 Wilson bookshelves with $14000 Mark Levison Monoblock amps.
It never ends.