Msas
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Well, I was using a Bow Technologies Wazoo and the sound was stellar. I am currently using a Audio Research SP16 Pre with a pioneer M-22 amp (30 WPC class A) and the sound was just bad. It was worse than awful. It was very surprising to me. Other Amps with the SP-16 sounded sine, Sony TA-N55ES, Denon POA-2200, and Kenwood L-07M monoblocks. So, I would definitely say no synergy with the Pioneer.
Thanks for the input! I'm happy with the Emotiva's (especially for the prices paid), but am curious about other options and potential to increase the sound quality of these 1.5's. I may see if I can borrow a friends Krell KAV-300i integrated, it's definitely a respectable amp and will no doubt have a different sound than the Emotiva. Only problem with that Krell is that it's still getting pretty high money for it's age on the used market.