Exeon
Standard Member
I'm currently "demoing" a full set of Focal, specifically the Aria 948 line (5.1 setup)
They were on a huge sale, and I couldn't let this chance slip by, I have 30 days to test them or send them back.
I believe If I keep these, I need much better amplification to get the most out of them.
I currently own a denon X2400h which is not really meant to power these speakers.....
The denon doesn't have any pre-outs so I'll be needing something else entirely.
Room size is around 3500 cubic feet, we sit at about 3,5m from the speakers
The volume on my avr is usually between -3 and +1 db
I believe currently my use case is 70% home cinema 30% music
My budget is 2000€
Am I better off going for a "higher end" AVR, or should I go for a cheaper one and add a stereo amplifier?
For instance I "could" get a NAD M22 for around 1200€ and pair it up with a marantz SR5015 and I'd be in my budget.
I'm not looking for "louder" but I believe I have no headroom left, which isn't going to help
But there are a lot of different forms of amplification that I don't fully understand, about everyone in the audiophile world will tell me I need better amplification, but at the same time I'm a cheaper stereo amplifier will sound better than most AVR's for music purposes, while their output may be a lot less.
I also don't know much about Ohms, I know the Aria's are technically 8 ohm, but can go as low as 2,5 ohm, though I don't know why, or when, and how this impacts me as my amplifcation doesn't go below 6ohm
They were on a huge sale, and I couldn't let this chance slip by, I have 30 days to test them or send them back.
I believe If I keep these, I need much better amplification to get the most out of them.
I currently own a denon X2400h which is not really meant to power these speakers.....
The denon doesn't have any pre-outs so I'll be needing something else entirely.
Room size is around 3500 cubic feet, we sit at about 3,5m from the speakers
The volume on my avr is usually between -3 and +1 db
I believe currently my use case is 70% home cinema 30% music
My budget is 2000€
Am I better off going for a "higher end" AVR, or should I go for a cheaper one and add a stereo amplifier?
For instance I "could" get a NAD M22 for around 1200€ and pair it up with a marantz SR5015 and I'd be in my budget.
I'm not looking for "louder" but I believe I have no headroom left, which isn't going to help
But there are a lot of different forms of amplification that I don't fully understand, about everyone in the audiophile world will tell me I need better amplification, but at the same time I'm a cheaper stereo amplifier will sound better than most AVR's for music purposes, while their output may be a lot less.
I also don't know much about Ohms, I know the Aria's are technically 8 ohm, but can go as low as 2,5 ohm, though I don't know why, or when, and how this impacts me as my amplifcation doesn't go below 6ohm