hi, I am from Delhi India and am setting up a new system for our house. It ll be a 5.1 setup. I have decided on the speakers which will be the B&W 800 series:
B&W 802D -fronts B&W HTM2d- centre B&W DS8S- Rear suround B&W ASW 855 SUB
I am not very sure which amplifiers to go for. I was leaning towards Classe Audio's new delta series SSP600 Processor and the CAP 5200 5x200 watts RMS power amplifier.
But i am not sure if a 5 channel amplifier is a good idea. Maybe it ll be better to go for a 2 channel amp for the fronts and a 3 channel for the center and surround speakers. Can anyone help me with which amps to choose. The budget for the amps and processor is around 15,000 USD. Dnt know if i can get good combo in Krell or Jeff Rowland for that price? Any suggestions??
As far as I know the Classe amps have a fair kick to them. 200w/ch should be about right for the 802D's, although B&W speakers always like power. I haven't heard the new Delta range yet, but given that B&W and Classe are almost one company, they should integrate very well. If you find that the 5-channel amp isn't man enough for the job, you still have an upgrade option of adding another 2-channel Classe amp for the front speakers and then biamp the centre with one of the free channels in the 5-channel amp, leaving you with one unused channel.