If I wanted Mission 753F or 753 Speakers name a budget amp I could use.

bemaniac

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I've seen a Marantz PM-66SE that is affordable and really i'm looking for an all in one for around £100 2nd hand.

The speakers have a lot of drivers so just a little worried to make sure I get something powerful enough but high quality.
 
I have found Nad and Marantz amplifiers to work very well with mission speakers.

Dont let the multiple drive units bother you. The load isnt any worse than a standard 2 driver speaker.
 
I had a Marantz PM66SE KI amp with a pair of Mission 752s and didn't like it, so I replaced it with a Sansui AU-217 and the combination rocks imo.

Have a look for a Sansui X-17 series amp on eBay and see what you think.
 
I would be inclined to have a very close listen to the 66SE-KI with the 73. My gut feeling is you need a more powerful amp, good though the amp is. The speaker is pretty demanding, although the Pioneer A-400 is reputed to work well with it. The more control you have over that box, the better IMO and the AVLand deal for the Audiolab 8000S and 8000P amps for £349 and £299 respectively are well worth digging out and researching IMO.

The 60w of the "S" integrated for the tweeter and the 100w of the "P" for the drivers would be good. £549 on top of the cost of the speaker however.

Used, well, dave_k hit the nail on th ehead for me - the 75 series really sings with either good Arcam or Sansui amps (he referred to the 217, which I also have in addition to the current 717 amp) and you might, depending on budget, consider the Sharp Optonica SM-3636 amp currently on Ebay. Another dual mono design and it could be a bit of a winner I think. The Optonica range was very, very well regarded in its day, but the usual caveats for this, as well as all older gear obviously apply.
 

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