i didn't see what kind of equipment you have for your system. being a
poor boy i've had to try to satisfy my champagne appetite with my beer
budget. what i did is buy pre-owned klipschorns which most here will
tell you are very efficient loudspeakers and will pretty much show up
any flaws you have in a system. the problem i encountered immediately
was the amount of hiss i got from the lesser quality reciever i was
trying to use. i hate background hiss and noise. after shopping around
i found some integrated components that filled my need. bought at
crutchfield they are proton integrated amplifier and tuner.
unfortunately the amplifier developed an annoying habit of dropping out
the right channel after a couple hours continuous use. i bought
another of the same model and after about a year's use it developed the
same problem, finally getting to the point where it would drop out
after only an hour or so. the only thing i could say for the unit is
it was nice and quiet compared to what i had before. i knew it was
time to look for another amp, however.

after asking around and doing some research i settled on an NAD
c320bee. the klipschorns dont need much power to drive them. the
amplifier is rated at 50 w.p.c. and i rarely get to crank the volume
control past the 1st or 2nd notch. best of all i dont hear any hiss
from them unless the volume is all the way up and i'm putting my ear to
the tweeter. so now i'm still using the proton tuner, no pre-amp, a
sony tape deck and a pioneer cd player. audiophile quality? hardly
but i've been told the system sounds better than any that my friends
have. and it does the trick for me.