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Has anyone heard or is currently using a Anthem MCA 20? I'm considering buying one after I get my hands on a set of M80's. It's either the Anthem or Emotiva RPA-1. I prefer the Anthem over the Emotiva, solely because I have a local dealer.

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What are you going to use as a Prepro?

Denon AVR-3801

I can't help you with the Anthem/M80's compatiblity. I know Chesseroo has m60's, but the m80's are a different animal. Most likely you will be fine. I had to exchange my Emotiva MPS-1 back in and I now own Odyssey monoblocks, could not be more happy.

What did you pay for a set of Odyssey Mono blocks? They are pricey amps direct from Odyssey audio. What is the wattage rating with a 4 ohm load? What do you think about the 2200 Outlaw Mono block?

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I had Klaus build me some Khartago Extreme Mono's custom. It is not all about watts, current and capacitance is important as well. Basically they are Stratos Extremes in Khartago cases. For the quality of amp your receiving, they are very affordable. They are basically the same thing as the German Symphonic Line, and my same amps would cost US$4-5,000 in Germany.

I really don't want to disclose the price I received from Klaus, but it was a great deal for what I received. Can't help you with Outlaw, I looked at them once, but never purchased them once I found Odyssey.

I've got the Outlaw monoblocks powering my M80's and I'm happy with them. No issues with shutdowns. I HAVE driven them to clipping while testing their limits, but no shutdowns to date.

I listen to music virtually all day in the background at very loud levels, although I don't think I've strained my Denon which is currently driving Paradigm Monitor 9's (until I get my hands on a set of M80s). It's never shut down anyway. Did your amp's start clipping at an insane level? Do you listen to music for extended periods of time? Sorry for all the questions, but the help is very much appreciated. So much to consider and available when making an investment.

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Hi Wheelz. I don't listen for 'extended' periods of time. Mostly in the evenings when I'm home, cranking it up only occasionally. When I was testing the clipping occured at approx. 120db at 10ft., with the speakers set to large (full range), and no sub. Mind you, that's a very uncomfortable level at that distance. The clipping was in the form of 'popping' from the woofers on bass drum hits.

I was able to eliminate the 'popping' by setting the mains to 'small', crossing at 80hz. Again, those are crazy levels for my particular listening area.

And everyone thought I was crazy listening to various music with 110dB dynamic peaks from 13ft away in my 8,000 cu ft room causing my Emotiva MPS-1 to keep shutting down, just should not happen when driving 80's. Anyway, my Odyssey monoblocks just keep going and going and going, wait, that is a battery commercial.