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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??

luxmancl38

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secretguy
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I have a Denon for ht and it’s good. For that. It treads water as a 2 channel amp.

Still...between that and the B&Ws.....the Denon wins.

Best Buy/Magnolia is the WalMart of audio. With apologies to WalMart.

He should have listened to you.

secretguy
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onhwy61

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   The AVR is a POS, it has too many features, it has no place in a serious system, it's a bad system, it's a joke, etc.

Glad you understand.

secretguy
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Years ago I went to BB/Magnolia to hear a pair of Def Techs that I was curious about. When I FINALLY found someone help me (He really wasn't working in that department), they could not possibly have been set up to sound worse. Subs were all the way up. Just awful, distorted hideous noise.

I don't think I'd even buy an appliance from them.

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