Alex P79
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Hi
Edit - I appreciate I asked a similar thing a few months ago but after lots of research I am going around in circles a bit with this. I am weary about buying used AV amps due to head build up/reliability/complexity so new or ex-demo with warranty are the options. Ultimately I don’t want to spend circa £1k and still have the same problem - this would cause discord within the household.
I have a Teac AG-H550 Reference Series 5.1 receiver (about 18 years old!) Celestion AVF302 fronts (the glass ones), Piega S4c centre, Piega T-60 micros rears (yes the best speakers are the rear ones!) and BK Gemini II subwoofer. The TV is a Loewe Art 40 full HD And audio is fed via digital coax from TV to amp. Streaming by Amazon 4K fire stick directly connected to the TV.
After watching a film etc. for an hour or so the sound of the centre channel can sometimes distort and go quiet. It does not always happen but it is annoying when it does. Is this usually the sign of something giving up in the receiver? It has never gone into protect mode and does not appear to distort in the other channels. All the Piega speakers are 4ohms and I have selected the 4 ohm switch on the back.
I know receivers have come on along way technology wise in the last 18 years. What’s the opinion on buying a new one (if i can get one at the moment), taking advantage of the latest tech/room EQ/connectivity in the hope that this solves the distortion problem?
My short list is:
Marantz SR5015 or 6015 if its worth the extra £300 over the 5015? Silver/gold would be preferable.
Denon AVC-3700 (the £1,000 one)
Arcam AVR390 that Peter Tyson are doing on run out.
All of the above must be happy supporting a full suite of 4 ohm speakers as I will probably replace the Celestions with another pair of Piegas at some point. Adding a second BK sub and front heights would be long term goals too.
The receiver also needs to have a full set of preouts in case I add power amps in the future, so the Denon 2700 is no good I’m afraid.
Of course Hyperfi offer the previous generation Marantz/Denon models at a significant saving as B-stock - is this a good idea or not?
I don’t use this system for music or gaming - just 100% film/TV series use for a few hours a week if were lucky.
Regards
Alex
Edit - I appreciate I asked a similar thing a few months ago but after lots of research I am going around in circles a bit with this. I am weary about buying used AV amps due to head build up/reliability/complexity so new or ex-demo with warranty are the options. Ultimately I don’t want to spend circa £1k and still have the same problem - this would cause discord within the household.
I have a Teac AG-H550 Reference Series 5.1 receiver (about 18 years old!) Celestion AVF302 fronts (the glass ones), Piega S4c centre, Piega T-60 micros rears (yes the best speakers are the rear ones!) and BK Gemini II subwoofer. The TV is a Loewe Art 40 full HD And audio is fed via digital coax from TV to amp. Streaming by Amazon 4K fire stick directly connected to the TV.
After watching a film etc. for an hour or so the sound of the centre channel can sometimes distort and go quiet. It does not always happen but it is annoying when it does. Is this usually the sign of something giving up in the receiver? It has never gone into protect mode and does not appear to distort in the other channels. All the Piega speakers are 4ohms and I have selected the 4 ohm switch on the back.
I know receivers have come on along way technology wise in the last 18 years. What’s the opinion on buying a new one (if i can get one at the moment), taking advantage of the latest tech/room EQ/connectivity in the hope that this solves the distortion problem?
My short list is:
Marantz SR5015 or 6015 if its worth the extra £300 over the 5015? Silver/gold would be preferable.
Denon AVC-3700 (the £1,000 one)
Arcam AVR390 that Peter Tyson are doing on run out.
All of the above must be happy supporting a full suite of 4 ohm speakers as I will probably replace the Celestions with another pair of Piegas at some point. Adding a second BK sub and front heights would be long term goals too.
The receiver also needs to have a full set of preouts in case I add power amps in the future, so the Denon 2700 is no good I’m afraid.
Of course Hyperfi offer the previous generation Marantz/Denon models at a significant saving as B-stock - is this a good idea or not?
I don’t use this system for music or gaming - just 100% film/TV series use for a few hours a week if were lucky.
Regards
Alex
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