azmadu
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Hi guys,
I'm trying to decide what would be better, subjectively or objectively, between including a dedicated power amp into an a/v setup, or an integrated stereo amp that can act as a power amp that allows for bi-amping of the front stereo speakers.
So, I currently have a Marantz slimline A/V receiver NR1603 which is driving my current setup of Mission 754s, 75c, 731s, and 754s in a 7.0 setup (no sub as yet) and I'm considering which route to go between adding either an MM7025 with 140W or PM8006 with 70W. The MM7025 only has a pair of speaker binding posts and no bi-amping is possible where as the PM8006 has 2 pairs of binding posts which allows for bi-amplification.
There are other factors that could sway me one way or another (price, phono stage to add a turntable at a later date etc) but for now I'm interested in the sonic abilities of one compared with the other, and so I welcome any experience and knowledge you can share to help me decide what is better, subjectively/objectively of course.
Thanks
NB: The SR8012 has the ability to bi-amp all speakers in a 5.1 setup (as do the Denon counter parts) but are both considerably more expensive than either of the options I mentioned plus are significantly more hefty, plus only do 5.1. If they allowed for 7.x then I might look at these instead.
I'm trying to decide what would be better, subjectively or objectively, between including a dedicated power amp into an a/v setup, or an integrated stereo amp that can act as a power amp that allows for bi-amping of the front stereo speakers.
So, I currently have a Marantz slimline A/V receiver NR1603 which is driving my current setup of Mission 754s, 75c, 731s, and 754s in a 7.0 setup (no sub as yet) and I'm considering which route to go between adding either an MM7025 with 140W or PM8006 with 70W. The MM7025 only has a pair of speaker binding posts and no bi-amping is possible where as the PM8006 has 2 pairs of binding posts which allows for bi-amplification.
There are other factors that could sway me one way or another (price, phono stage to add a turntable at a later date etc) but for now I'm interested in the sonic abilities of one compared with the other, and so I welcome any experience and knowledge you can share to help me decide what is better, subjectively/objectively of course.
Thanks
NB: The SR8012 has the ability to bi-amp all speakers in a 5.1 setup (as do the Denon counter parts) but are both considerably more expensive than either of the options I mentioned plus are significantly more hefty, plus only do 5.1. If they allowed for 7.x then I might look at these instead.