Don't really have much to add but I've heard the Monolith is very well rated. I added an Emotiva (Gen2) 5 channel a couple of years back which has served me flawlessly as well as a Monoprice "No Logo" 2 channel amp I purchased maybe 3-4 yrs ago. I don't believe Monoprice sells this particular amp anymore which is too bad. I took what I thought was a chance on a single unit, but in hindsight I wish I'd bought a couple more...235 watts per channel for $177! Adding outboard amps to my system really seemed to give the bottom end, I don't know, more weight?

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