Anthem 225 vs Parasound A21 vs Emotiva Xpa 7 Gen 2


Hey guys, I am looking for a very detailed sounding amp for Sacd playback.I am not interested in power output  ,just smooth natural sound.These are my choices so far. Any input? alternates were Cambridge Azur 851 and Halo A21 and Audio Research 150.2.Thanks
mancub1
What speakers are you driving with the (integrated)amp? I know you said ribon tweeters. I did mention integrated as I know you talked about amps driving directly from your oppo but have you thought about the flexibility of an integrated so your not tied to that oppo player for everything in the future or do you plan to add a pre amp later? I don't know much about the oppo players do they handle the volume control in the digital domain if so do they truncate the bits to vary the volume. If so you'd be better with an integrated amp and using the oppo directly out. Maybe someone else can chime in that knows more about the oppo players. 
Personally I'd be getting a good tube or hybrid Pre-Amp. The Oppo's I've heard direct to Power Amps sound like (to put it nicely) crap. Put half your budget into a good Pre. and half into a Power Amp and you will get a better result than all your budget into a Power Amp.
I'd have to agree with the crap comment.  I tried an Oppo 95 direct to Halo A21, and it was not good.  You need a pre amp to buffer between the two.  An integrated amp would be a good option here as it would be comparatively cheaper than separates.  


Thanks everyone.I am just buying one peice at a time,my budget is $2500 and I have been looking at the Parasound integrated amp also.But mainly I am interested in mostly any power nice amp within this range.I will be looking into pre/pros last.I am using the Emotive XPA 7 gen 2 and Marantz MM7055. I will be using the new amp to power a pair of Infinity Sigmas on fronts.I am using Infinity Kappa 9.1  for rear surround,Definitive BP2000 for back surround,Canton Vento 809dc for centers,Magnepan MMG for rear height and Mirage 0mni for front height I have been using the Marantz AV7702 I have not had just a 2 channel before and want to go that route for SACD 2 channel listening..Thanks everyone.