Re: Help choosing a power amp to run with my new Sierra LX speakers
Personally, I'd buy something newer than a 1980's class a/b amp, be it either class a/b or class d. With an older amp, I'd be concerned it would/may soon need work (e.g. capacitor replacement).
Nothing wrong with today's class D amps. I use one for my center + surrounds + 4 ATMOS. Center is ~280 wpc, rest ~140 wpc. Look at Buckeye amps or VTV (where I purchased mine, Pascal modules) amps for class D options. The new Purifi modules are supposed to be the best of what's available today (Purifi, then Pascal, then Hypex).
I currently have my LX in the office, driving them with a cheapo FXAudio amp. One of these days, I may swap it for the other VTV amp I have (4 channel, Pascal modules, 140 wpc) but thinking of sending it in to be updated to 2 channel (280 wpc) in the near future. Not that all that power is needed.
* LG OLED65E6P, BenqHT2050A
* Anthem AVM90, Rogue ST100, VTV Pascal 7 ch
* Sierra Towers/Horizon (all ELX RAAL), S2EXv2 surrounds, HTM200SEx4 heights, Rythmik E15HPx2
* VPI Classic 1+ (VTA & Fatboy Gimbal), PE Eagle/RR, VAS NOVA, Soundsmith Paua, Manley Chinook, Bob's Devices SUT, SugarCube 1 mini
* Oppo 203 & 103D, EverSolo DMP-A6
* miniDSP Flex, Audiosensibility & Blue Jeans cables, Symposium & Isoacoustics, GIK
* For RDJ: Anthem MRX720, Sierra LX, Luna Duo v2 center, CXNv2, TBD