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Ideas for Pre/Power $9000?

Currently need to replace a receiver. I don't have many local options for auditioning. My system consists of the following; Elac Debut F6, Pro-Ject Debut Pro, Pro-Ject S2 stage, NAS and streaming. I listen in a regular ol' family room with no treatments. Mostly like metal genre. Budget is $9k ish.

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coltrane1's avatar
coltrane1
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Metal? Save your money. You won’t hear any improvement much with Metal. 

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lfromsalem OP
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Why is that? I currently don't have an amplifier, that means no music at all. So by your logic, I should just go without? 

 

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ozzy62
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@coltrane1 

I beg to differ. Metal sounds quite good on my system. At least the metal that’s recorded well. And there is some like that. Check out any Tool album for reference.

 

mofojo
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Yes you will absolutely hear a difference with metal and the ilk. Even poorly recorded material will sound better although not great. Not all of us listen to fruity tooty audiophile fare…. 
 

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mbmi
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Synergy is more important than how much $ you spend.  ALWAYS go with a Good tube preamp and a decent SS amplifier and you'll never look back.

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