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What can make or break a HT set-up if used for stereo (not high-end)
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<blockquote data-quote="user 1447" data-source="post: 624777" data-attributes="member: 1447"><p>well the trick to this is to not expect a large amount of power from your typical AVR ie just divide the claimed figure they provide by two and you will be left feeling happier with the performance a typical AVR provides </p><p></p><p>ie i compare my AVR in stereo mode to typical 50 watt and 60 watt integrated amplifiers and i reckon the AVR is still better ..... and yes the AVR did cost a lot more but it provides basically a lot more ie those built in DACs as well as the additional channels and the networking capability as well as a whole load of control and adjustability not available in those stereo integrated amplifiers</p><p></p><p>so while the AVR is not going to match an amplifier in a rand for rand comparison it is not bad IMHO for what it is <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>having said that i would still prefer a direct feed to a DAC that can act as a pre-amp which then sends the analog output to a 2 channel power amp for music ie the simplest signal paths are generally going to give you the best performance but till i can afford something like that i will happily keep using my AVR as an amplifier (even if i dont use the DAC) </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 1447, post: 624777, member: 1447"] well the trick to this is to not expect a large amount of power from your typical AVR ie just divide the claimed figure they provide by two and you will be left feeling happier with the performance a typical AVR provides ie i compare my AVR in stereo mode to typical 50 watt and 60 watt integrated amplifiers and i reckon the AVR is still better ..... and yes the AVR did cost a lot more but it provides basically a lot more ie those built in DACs as well as the additional channels and the networking capability as well as a whole load of control and adjustability not available in those stereo integrated amplifiers so while the AVR is not going to match an amplifier in a rand for rand comparison it is not bad IMHO for what it is ;) having said that i would still prefer a direct feed to a DAC that can act as a pre-amp which then sends the analog output to a 2 channel power amp for music ie the simplest signal paths are generally going to give you the best performance but till i can afford something like that i will happily keep using my AVR as an amplifier (even if i dont use the DAC) [/QUOTE]
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