Rotel 5 channel (15 years old) with CDM-9s, and CDM1s. pretty good, especially ok for movies. Replaced Rotel with Parasound A-51 5 channel. Significant improvement all around.
B&W 802 matrix (20 years old) -
Krell KAV-250i - extremely good. First time I ever heard really great sound at home.
Parasound JC-2 and JC-1s. Much improved over the Krell but still not super.
B&W 802D2 (sold the older 802s)
Parasound JC-2 with JC-1s. Really great sound across the spectrum but not extremely musical.
Current Setup:
Traded Parasound for used ARC-250SEs and new REF-6. 80 hours to date and everything is completely new. So powerful, musical, articulate, detailed, involving. Several people told me that ARCs don't go with B&W - I decided to try them out anyway, and the sound is amazing.
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