Not to be abrupt, but you're focusing on the wrong issue. The preamp section of your Denon will not let you fully hear the differences between good amplifiers if stereo is a priority. The preamp section of a mid-fi A/V receiver is a big ass bottleneck as you're feeding the amps a sub-optimal signal. Preamps are extremely important to what you ultimately hear from a system, so if stereo is important then consider adding a good stereo preamp into the mix along with the amp. You will probably get some benefits from adding a better amplifier, but the results will be amplified significantly with a better preamplifier. Just my experience and my opinion. Sometimes amplifiers get blamed for a lot of what's wrong with a system when the preamp can actually be a bigger source of the problem. Best of luck.
Ideas for easy A/B comparison of amps ?
I have a denon 3311ci receiver with preamp outputs and a pair of speakers. Looking to upgrade to external amps for stereo. I will be ordering two different amps looking to do a A/B comparison. Would like to switch easily from the listening position.
Un/Re-plugging cables is not the way i want to go. Want to do spontaneous switching.
Thoughts ?
Un/Re-plugging cables is not the way i want to go. Want to do spontaneous switching.
Thoughts ?