HugoFJH
Prominent Member
dear AVF readers
I posted this question in the reciever section and only got about 3 replies - compared to 50 views or something, so maybe I will have more luck in here.
Currently I have an Pioneer LX5090, SVS sub, Onkyo 805 reciever, Acoustic Energy *5 bookshelfs/centre
With a max budget of £3000 at the end of Jan I intend to replace the reciever and the front three speakers
In the long run I want to try and get a decent pre / power setup but the budget wont allow for that anywhere near imo (my way of thinking, and I may not be correct, is that the current speakers will completely waste any pre/power equipment I buy straight away - which means I HAVE TO upgrade the speakers, and most of the decent power amps are £3k+ which lead me to think of a multiple upgrade path):
Stage 1
Upgrade reciever to a top range reciever with pre-outs (maybe the Pioneer LX82) , and from a speaker perspective Monitor Audio Silver RX8's and centre
Stage 2
This time next year I get a decent power amp like an Arcam and use the LX82 as a processor
Stage 3
Replace the Pio in 2 - 3 years with (matching) Arcam processor or whatever suits stage 2
What do people think about this plan and will I get a decernable upgrade during each phase?
Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated
I posted this question in the reciever section and only got about 3 replies - compared to 50 views or something, so maybe I will have more luck in here.
Currently I have an Pioneer LX5090, SVS sub, Onkyo 805 reciever, Acoustic Energy *5 bookshelfs/centre
With a max budget of £3000 at the end of Jan I intend to replace the reciever and the front three speakers
In the long run I want to try and get a decent pre / power setup but the budget wont allow for that anywhere near imo (my way of thinking, and I may not be correct, is that the current speakers will completely waste any pre/power equipment I buy straight away - which means I HAVE TO upgrade the speakers, and most of the decent power amps are £3k+ which lead me to think of a multiple upgrade path):
Stage 1
Upgrade reciever to a top range reciever with pre-outs (maybe the Pioneer LX82) , and from a speaker perspective Monitor Audio Silver RX8's and centre
Stage 2
This time next year I get a decent power amp like an Arcam and use the LX82 as a processor
Stage 3
Replace the Pio in 2 - 3 years with (matching) Arcam processor or whatever suits stage 2
What do people think about this plan and will I get a decernable upgrade during each phase?
Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated