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Need Help Matching Speakers to Amp

Just bought PSB Synchrony 2's powered by Parasound Halo A21, using new Marantz avr as a pre-pro (2 volts preamp output). The sound is very "forward" and "smoothed out" which makes everything sound great but looses some of the nice detail i heard with NAD even though not near enough power...so i bought the Halo. I have since read that these speakers and amp both sound "forward" so it might not be the best match. Can anyone recommend an amp to me that has the power of the Halo with a laid-back detailed sound? Or should i keep the amp and try another speaker instead? My price limit would be 3000$ for any upgrade, (that would include the $ from selling one of the components above). I listen loud to mainly rock and blues. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!! Watson
watsonblues
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rar1
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What is your source ... vinyl, cds, or digital files. If CDs, maybe a CD player like the Emotiva ERC-2 could provide the detail that you are looking for.

Rich
watsonblues OP
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My sources are a cheap panasonic bluray player and comcast cable. I was aiming for a 2-channel home theater / 2-channel stereo combo but it doesn't sound great with either one. I'm thinking of scrapping the home theater idea and getting a pre-amp, tuner and CD player. I'm learning as i go and looks like i might have wasted some $ to this point! Any advice? thanks
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tpreaves
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Not to belittle your equipment but, neither of your sources are going to give you very good performance, no matter what amp/speaker they are used with.
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