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RE: Onkyo A-8190 pre-outs?

Posted by joelongwood (A) on December 6, 2007 at 04:26:49

In Reply to: RE: Onkyo A-8190 pre-outs? posted by Bold Eagle on December 5, 2007 at 19:15:43:

Thanks for the great info, Jerry! I acquired this amp a few months ago, but didn't really set it up and listen seriously until yesterday. I've read all your posts on this amp (a major reason why I got it), and I must say that I agree with your assessment. The sound is both powerful and very clean.......and the thing appears to be extremely well-built. I'm using it with a pair of AR2ax (pre-1970, cloth surrounds, orange tweeter) with your resistor tweak as well, and am very pleased with the sound. Concerning the resistor tweak, I did a side-by-side with the 1/2 ohm resistor on one speaker only. The speaker without the resistor, while seeming to have a bit more detail in the upper midrange/lower treble, sounded a bit thin and it seemed as if there was a major depression somewhere in the upper bass/lower midrange output. The speaker with the resistor exhibited (to my old ears, at least) a smoother and more balanced frequency response.....the bass seemed a trifle deeper, and the sound was much fuller and richer, albeit at the expense of some detail. But a very slight boost at 7 khz on the equalizer took care of that. Hey, what can I say..........I'm not a purist.
Today I'll be hooking up a pair of AR3a's to see if there's any difference between the A-8190 and a Carver Receiver @ 130 watts per side that I've been using. The Carver, while clean sounding, does impart a rather lean quality to the sound that I'm hoping the Onkyo will alleviate.
And if I get the urge, I'll try it with a pair of stacked Large Advents.
Thanks for your knowledge and all your help on this site, it's much appreciated.

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