Hi!,
There has been much discussion as of late on whether to invest in a 'Seperates' set-up consisting of a dedicated Pre/Pro and seperate amplifiers or a Flagship receiver such as the Denon 5800, B&K 307 ,and Onkyo 989.
Opinions here tend to sway in both directions with both sides having some very valid points to back up their decisions in which is the right or best way to upgrade. As usual it all comes down to what you want in terms of quality combined with what you afford, or want to spend. It has been established that the above mentioned Flagship receivers have very high quality Pre/Pro sections using very sophisticated digital components and processing engines. This level of quality and performance allows these receivers to perform as very capable Pre/Pro's in ones upgrade path to a seperates configuration. I also have to include that these receivers also offer the newest surround formats available such as THX, EX, DTS-ES, DTS Neo, DPL2 through future upgrade,,etc..
Being an owner of the Denon 5800, I may one day take this route to move to a Seperates combination while using the Denon 5800 for the Pre/Pro duties. I think it would be 'unwise' to invest in seperate amplifiers that would output around the 150 watts per channel as the Denon 5800 is rated at 170 watts per channel. I would conclude that the improved results may be minimal for the cost of this investment since the amplification could possibly be very similar as far as performance.
So with this in mind,,The question I will ask is to what level or brand of amplification (5 channel or mono design), would be necessary to use in conjuction with the Denon 5800, that would offer a 'significant' improvement over the current amps in the Denon, in this type of configuration..?
My initial thoughts would be an amplifier that outputs at least 250 WPC or more..Would I be correct in this assuption.
Thanks!,
Trevor
My HomeTheater S.E.
Sonically Enhanced
C5
There has been much discussion as of late on whether to invest in a 'Seperates' set-up consisting of a dedicated Pre/Pro and seperate amplifiers or a Flagship receiver such as the Denon 5800, B&K 307 ,and Onkyo 989.
Opinions here tend to sway in both directions with both sides having some very valid points to back up their decisions in which is the right or best way to upgrade. As usual it all comes down to what you want in terms of quality combined with what you afford, or want to spend. It has been established that the above mentioned Flagship receivers have very high quality Pre/Pro sections using very sophisticated digital components and processing engines. This level of quality and performance allows these receivers to perform as very capable Pre/Pro's in ones upgrade path to a seperates configuration. I also have to include that these receivers also offer the newest surround formats available such as THX, EX, DTS-ES, DTS Neo, DPL2 through future upgrade,,etc..
Being an owner of the Denon 5800, I may one day take this route to move to a Seperates combination while using the Denon 5800 for the Pre/Pro duties. I think it would be 'unwise' to invest in seperate amplifiers that would output around the 150 watts per channel as the Denon 5800 is rated at 170 watts per channel. I would conclude that the improved results may be minimal for the cost of this investment since the amplification could possibly be very similar as far as performance.
So with this in mind,,The question I will ask is to what level or brand of amplification (5 channel or mono design), would be necessary to use in conjuction with the Denon 5800, that would offer a 'significant' improvement over the current amps in the Denon, in this type of configuration..?
My initial thoughts would be an amplifier that outputs at least 250 WPC or more..Would I be correct in this assuption.
Thanks!,
Trevor
My HomeTheater S.E.
Sonically Enhanced
C5
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