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Was my friend given misinformation.

My friend is just getting into audio for a music system. In his price rang I thought the Rogue Sphinx V3 would be a nice choice. He could also look at the Revel Concerta 2 line of speakers. Well he decided to stop by Magnolia at Best Buy.  Not a bad setup he got a Denon 3700 AVR and a pair of B&W 603's. He said the salesman told him to stay away from integrated amps as they are not anything but stripped down AVR's without the features. So I guess all us owners of 2 channel preamps and integrated have been duped. Who knew??

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rudyb
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It’s true that AVR’s pack a lot of options and a lot of amps at astonishing price levels as compared to ’high end’ stereo.

In your friend’s case, he paid for 7 amps but he probably uses only two, that’s a pity.

The Denon has the option to use 2 of the 7 amps for bi-amping the front speakers. If you can show him how to do this he’ll have even better sound out of his B&W 603’s.

He can also run his HDMI cable via the Denon and use his AVR together with his TV to enjoy great TV sound.

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