Budget? Is stereo important or is this primarily a HT system?
Looking for a good amp and speaker combo
I currently own an old Marantz AVR that is flaky on overheating and shutting down. It was pushing Paradigm LCR speakers.
So am looking for an better solution. Want to replace the entire sound and speaker ensemble. Decided on the Denon - AVR3700H as the AV system. But want another separate amp to drive the front speakers and maybe the center as well. Any suggestions on a separate amp that may meet my needs? I plan on using my B&W 602's as front speakers to replace the paradigm, but not sure what center will work best. The Paradigm surrounds with be replaced with Ascend bookshelf's. So welcome suggestions and if I should look at other options. Thanks
So am looking for an better solution. Want to replace the entire sound and speaker ensemble. Decided on the Denon - AVR3700H as the AV system. But want another separate amp to drive the front speakers and maybe the center as well. Any suggestions on a separate amp that may meet my needs? I plan on using my B&W 602's as front speakers to replace the paradigm, but not sure what center will work best. The Paradigm surrounds with be replaced with Ascend bookshelf's. So welcome suggestions and if I should look at other options. Thanks
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Ok, here’s what I’d do. @fuzztone is right that the preamp section of the Denon will compromise your stereo performance so adding an amp will only get you so far. Because this is mainly an HT setup, rather than getting into separates I’d go for a better AVR like one from Anthem that’ll get you both better stereo and HT performance. If you don’t need the latest bells & whistles you can get a previous generation Anthem AVR at a relative bargain price and sink the rest into a better center speaker (which is critical IME) and a decent TT. Here’s an MRX720 that’d probably work great for your situation... https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649773664-anthem-mrx-720/ For a center channel speaker I think a good used B&W (one with the tweeter located above the mid) would work well — something like this... https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649742814-bampw-htm2-center-speaker-black/ Just a couple ideas FWIW, and best of luck. |