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    what is a good amp to use with a7s w 416z and 902 or 806 8as

    i'm really leaning towards a sansui 717 because i like the sound, its a solid 85 wpc, and thats about all i can afford. my little brother says he has the tube amps that were running the altecs in the church auditorium i grew up listening to. but who knows if they even work. i'm getting the picture it doesn't take a lot of "wattage" to get results. as long as the supply has the ass to back it up. any suggestions in the 3-400$ range?

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    Re: what is a good amp to use with a7s w 416z and 902 or 806

    What kind of tube amps......
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    Re: what is a good amp to use with a7s w 416z and 902 or 806

    1-3 watts will get stuff moving. I'm running 90 watt Harman Kardon. Sansui's are supposed to be pretty nice amps. If your brother is offering I wouldn't turn down the tubes, unless he wants an arm and a leg for them.

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    Re: what is a good amp to use with a7s w 416z and 902 or 806

    For your budget, buy the best preamp you can with 3/4 of it then put the rest in a small but decent pro power amplifier that you can upgrade down the road when more funds become available.

    For example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Altec-Lansin...p2047675.l2557

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ashly-Stereo...item589b28b3bc

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/BGW-250B-POW...item43b95cc46f

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Harm...p2047675.l2557

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mitsubishi-D...item2a2a728cde
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    Re: what is a good amp to use with a7s w 416z and 902 or 806

    Any reason not to use an Altec 9444A? That's what I use connected directly to my DVD player. I don't have A7s, However.
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