Mufasa30
Novice Member
Hello! I am currently listening to music through a pair of bookshelf speakers, the Kef R100, powered by an old stereo amplifier, the Technics SU-7700, and a Macbook Pro. The sound is decent at low volume, let's say at 3/10 on the volume knob. The only problem I have with this setup is that as soon as I try to raise the volume at 4/10 or 5/10 all the magic goes away and the highs become muffled and a little distorted while the lows get really overwhelming to the point where I have to reduce them at -2 using the EQ Bass knob on the amplifier. Is this hapenning because the amplifier is to weak or because of the source?
This morning I came across an ad of someone selling an Onkyo TX-SR444 for like 100 Euros. I looked at the specs and it seems that it is a lot more powerful than my old stereo amplifier. Should I consider it as an upgrade or should I keep the amplifier and maybe get a DAC? I'm open to all kind of suggestions.
This morning I came across an ad of someone selling an Onkyo TX-SR444 for like 100 Euros. I looked at the specs and it seems that it is a lot more powerful than my old stereo amplifier. Should I consider it as an upgrade or should I keep the amplifier and maybe get a DAC? I'm open to all kind of suggestions.