RE: AV and stereo integration

Posted by Mr Peabody (A) on August 21, 2014 at 21:05:59

In Reply to: AV and stereo integration posted by docw on August 21, 2014 at 11:58:51:

Not sure why he has those sources going into the Roksan opposed directly into the Denon. The Roksan preamp section may be some better but going into the AUX it still goes through the Denon preamp. So I'd take the Roksan out of the loop to simplify things.

To the original question the Marantz 7701 is a good performer at a good price. Preamps are not just chips, any one who thinks a receiver is as good as a dedicated preamp, even for HT, must still hold to all CDP's sound the same. A HT preamp still benefits from better analog circuits and dedicated power supply amongst other places of upgrade. Just as lower distortion and noise, better definition, better frequency response etc. benefits music it also can HT, if you care to go that far. A quality HT preamp can provide better steering of sound effects, dynamics and transients to movie soundtracks, to name a few benefits, clearer dialog. I've had A/V processors from Arcam, Primare and Marantz, I've never regret spending the extra money nor have I ever thought a receiver was just as good, just not so. However, I do understand the limits of a person's budget and priorities. Then there's also the consideration of how much to invest in a piece that will surely be outdated in some way down the road. Some really expensive preamps have platforms that can be upgraded with firmware or even actual boards when features become available but unfortunately I don't know of any in the $1500 price or even double.

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Topic - Whats a good HT preamp, 5.1, all the usual stuff (dolby dts, etc) for ( $1500? - mbnx01 11:38:33 08/18/14 (16)

RE: Whats a good HT preamp, 5.1, all the usual stuff (dolby dts, etc) for ( $1500? - 3db 17:28:20 08/22/14 (1)

RE: Whats a good HT preamp, 5.1, all the usual stuff (dolby dts, etc) for ( $1500? - Mr Peabody 08:17:24 08/23/14 (0)

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RE: Whats a good HT preamp, 5.1, all the usual stuff (dolby dts, etc) for ( $1500? - rkeman 16:54:49 08/18/14 (1)

RE: Whats a good HT preamp, 5.1, all the usual stuff (dolby dts, etc) for ( $1500? - jsm71 05:00:31 08/19/14 (0)

RE: Whats a good HT preamp, 5.1, all the usual stuff (dolby dts, etc) for ( $1500? - neolith 14:03:28 08/18/14 (0)

RE: Whats a good HT preamp, 5.1, all the usual stuff (dolby dts, etc) for ( $1500? - unclestu 12:44:36 08/18/14 (6)

that's a good thought - mbnx01 13:10:04 08/18/14 (5)

RE: that's a good thought - unclestu 23:53:30 08/18/14 (4)

AV and stereo integration - docw 11:58:51 08/21/14 (2)

RE: AV and stereo integration - Mr Peabody 21:05:59 08/21/14 (1)

RE: AV and stereo integration - docw 14:10:21 08/22/14 (0)

RE: that's a good thought - Disbeliever 08:02:24 08/20/14 (0)

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RE: AV and stereo integration - Mr Peabody 21:05:59 08/21/14 (1)

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