Improvement in Musicality for home theater system
As a first time poster I was hoping to get some feedback on improving the musical delivery, basically more refined sound from my hodgepodge of an old and new system. I have a smaller 16 by 12 room with heavy leather furniture and wood/ area rug, 1904 vintage. Due to the space and budget limitations, I purchased the Revel M126Be’s and had to ditch my 25 year old Proceed AVP for an Antham AVM 70 and had Audio Breakthroughs in Manhassett, NY come out and set it up. They hooked in a 20 year old Velodyne servo driven sub woofer. Now to my question: will replacing a 20 year old plus Adcom 5 channel amp with an Antham or Pass labs be a significant change? For source I mainly use a Blue Sound streamer.
If the Adcom 5 channels , is used for surrounds speakers , keep it. The front and center channels are the most important. They deserve a good power amp. This is my opinion. @auxinput Is better than me for this matter.
But for 2 channels music , a home theater processor , will not give you the same musicality than a preamplifier or a integrated amplifier. |
@rajugsw Orchard Audio Ultra Amplifiers : ´´No opinion on the amp as I haven’t heard it, but your post is rude and your grammar is bad.´´ @roxy54 08/11/2021 11.09am I do not called anyone ´´ Audiophools ´´ According to you ; @gerrie @carlsbad , and many others ,are wrong here , suggesting integrated amp. with home theater bypass for 2 channels music listening. My understanding is that HT receiver and HT processor are targetting ´´ sound effects ´´ . Their inner electronics are not as well insulated as integrated or preamp. dedicated to quality music only. I think than a 15000$ integrated or preamp-amp. will sound better for 2 channels listening than a 15000$ HT processor-7 channels power amp. for the same 2 channels listening. But I may be wrong, we are here to discuss and learn. Regards
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yes I agree with your suggestion, which is in line with my first post. @rajugsw does not agree. And for your information, I run an integrated amplifier ( Soulution INT 330 ) for 2 channels music listening . I also used it ( home theater bypass )with my Acurus ACT4 20 channels ( 9.5.6 speakers layout ) home theater processor for video watching. I think , I understand how it works. |
The Soulution INT 330 is for sale. I have an order for the new Vinnie Rossi Brama integrated : home theater bypass. ( 2 channels music quality is not negotiable fo me . I know I am in the extremes.) And it is much better than listening 2 channels music using my McIntosh MC8207 power amp with the Acurus ACT4 processor. Source for music : LuminX1 |
Luxman L-507ux II integrated amp It is an integrated amplifier with a Home Theater Bypass feature : It is perfect for music listening quality and Home Theater video watching The only question is : does Luxman pair well with your Revel speakers ? And if you upgrade your speakers in the futur, Luxman L-507ux II will accomodate bywired speakers
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