rabidrat50
Novice Member
Hi My 5 year old AV amp has been killed by my 2 year old granddaughter by spilling squash onto it while it was on. (luckily she is fine but the amp went pop, then was followed by a curious hissing sound, - unplugged it but it may be unrescuable) The house insurance said they will repair or replace it, so I was thinking of getting either a Arcam 350 or the Ca 840a Amp for my front stereo and the 640R to handle my centre rear & sub. I love both film and music and have currently put my dear old Aura VA80 amp back in place so I can have music and watch dvd's. I was reading hi-fi choice which said for a good hi-fi stereo you need a dedicated stereo amp as you have to pay a lot to get a good av amp with stereo performance. My equipment consists of a Arcam FMJ139 (aura VA80 at the moment) Accoustic energy AE109 floorstanders & pioneer 42 inch th42px60 tv. I wouldnt like to compromise on sound quality so would the dedicated 840a amp sound better than the arcam 350? & if so would it be a good match for my FMJ139 & AE109's