Re: Noob from Colorado
Welcome to the Ascend club!
If "as loud as possible" is your motto, pick up a dedicated amp with enough power to give you that without fear of running out of power reserves. The Ascends are very easy loads to drive with just about any decent amp/AVR, but loud=watts.
Pair that up with either a Pre-pro or AVR with suitable preouts.
Ed
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