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I have 11 year old PSB Golds. I have a 6 channel ADA 150 watt amp with a common power supply. Using it just for stereo improved the sound. When I fried one of the speakers, having it push just one speaker helped a lot in the bass.
They really need a high current amp to sound their best, but money is an issue. A local guy has a used Anthem PS2 amp and he's asking $1950, the list is $3K.
Audio Advisor has the Parasound 'classic' amp which is about $1400 and has 250 watts. I really ought to be listing these amps by the number of amps they put out.
They also have the John Curl Parasound and a Cambridge Audio amp, refurbed they're a bit over 2K. I have no idea how reliable either of those would be. Shipping a big amp around to be fixed would be expensive.
I'm tempted to dump the speakers and get smaller, more efficient speakers. Of course, if I do that I lose the deep bass. I should mention that this is a dual system, music AND home theater. I don't do surround sound, there are just the two speakers.
I have been stuck for several months now. I am reluctant to dump a ton of money into fixing my old speakers, and replacing the equally old ADA amp. But when I went speaker shopping locally, the results were depressing. The only speaker I liked cost $3K. That's possible for me, but
past what I should be spending.
They also have a MF integrated 250 watt amp refurb for about $1700 after shipping. I have had good luck with MF, but I am a bit concerned about the power.
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