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we wouldnt' be buying Krell or Plinius and touting it as high grade. Chances are we would be buying the same brand names that the pros use
I agree with you on this one. For a time I ran all Crown amps which are not really intended for HT use. Anyway, I had a zillion watts in 4 different amps and I don't think I paid anymore then $300.00 for each amp. I think the one I was running for my fronts was something like 750watts into 8ohms! You can get an ungodly amount of power going this route and the amps for the most part sound just as good as the consumer based ones.
I'm actually a little surprised it doesn't come up around here more. Take the 4ohm M80's. Why drive them with a $4000.00 Krell that puts out 150 a side when for under a $1000.00 you can get a Crown that will put out 1250 a side! lol
