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In Reply to: RE: New Pre & Amp posted by Mr Peabody on January 22, 2016 at 12:36:24
well i guess the 100k question is ...is a 13/14 year old av receiver getting old?
Was wondering if the amps section was going maybe i could just get a new amp and then use the 9200 just as a pre-amp
I use this system for both HT and music...got kids going to college soon
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If the receiver is still meeting your needs I suppose it's new enough. There's new features out like if you use Blu-ray you need HDMI to receive lossless soundtracks via DTS-MA or Dolby HD, new streaming features, etc. but if you are alright with the sound most issues can be resolved by taking the video to the TV.
If the 9200 has full preamp outputs you are in business by adding a power amp. The Marantz is a good bang for the buck. Some of the Class D have auto on/off which is cool, it goes on/off with the receiver by sensing if a signal or not.
If not really wanting or able to spend the money get a decent amp now then upgrade to a better preamp down the road.
Then again, maybe a repair would be cheapest yet and you already know you like what you have.
OK so its meets my needs for sound only, well when it worked because like I said with my mission 780s it had a very nice sound quality for my taste. I have a sony es sacd player and still plan to use that, DVD player is upscaling denon hdcd and it has issues ;-) but I can get it work. I added a WD media server to get to internet for things like Pandora and Netflix, and use an external DAC for conversion..... Added an iPod attachment so I got that too. Solved the HDMI issue with a switcher and having all video sources go directly to monitor, a panasonic plasma. So I kept "ahead" of technology for awhile with these adds and bypasses. Now I am wondering if I should sstart upgrading a little at a time.
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