Separate Amp for AV receiver

I have a great HT system, built around a high end Meridian surround processor, and a massive Rotel 5 channel amp, and B&W 805 speakers and subs. While it isn’t in serious competition with my two channel system, it sounds great. The same principles apply to choosing all the components for the Home Theater as two channel. Except I feel because of the distraction of the video, you don’t have to go quite as far along the SQ path.

@millercarbon.  “The easiest way to correct a room with an AVR is to remove the AVR from the room. Massive improvement!”


I am afraid he is absolutely correct.

What are you not happy with? If you love the sound quality but it doesn’t have enough oomph then maybe an external amp... but cheap anything usually doesn’t sound good. If the overall sound quality is not good... then most likely it is not going to be any better... and quit possibly worst..

i’d trade in for a NAD or some other high quality mid-FI solution.