barwell1992
Active Member
So I’ve had my Denon AVR-X4300h for a long time now, my system has evolved around it fairly significantly and is very stereo focused, so I think it’s time to move onto a processor, but I’m not really shure where to start..
Setup is 5.1.2 and is in a living room so no room treatments. Nord NC500 MK2 triple channel for the front stage and a quad channel Nord MP NC502 for the rears and heights. Morduant short performance 6 fronts, Mezzo 6 rears, MA CP-IW460X center and C265-IDC atmos channels. Arcam C31 stereo pre-amp with HT bypass.
I like the Arcam sound with the Morduants as they are quite analytical so as a pairing offer a balanced sound, however I’m not totally sure how much the arcam stereo pre colours the sound in fixed gain/HT bypass mode probably a little but I can’t say I really notice it but could be an issue.
So naturally as I’ve found a good pairing in arcam kit I’ve been looking at arcams previous gen processor the Av860, would you say it’s a wise move or would I be better looking elsewhere Anthem, emotiva, marantz etc ?
Any and all advise welcome.
Setup is 5.1.2 and is in a living room so no room treatments. Nord NC500 MK2 triple channel for the front stage and a quad channel Nord MP NC502 for the rears and heights. Morduant short performance 6 fronts, Mezzo 6 rears, MA CP-IW460X center and C265-IDC atmos channels. Arcam C31 stereo pre-amp with HT bypass.
I like the Arcam sound with the Morduants as they are quite analytical so as a pairing offer a balanced sound, however I’m not totally sure how much the arcam stereo pre colours the sound in fixed gain/HT bypass mode probably a little but I can’t say I really notice it but could be an issue.
So naturally as I’ve found a good pairing in arcam kit I’ve been looking at arcams previous gen processor the Av860, would you say it’s a wise move or would I be better looking elsewhere Anthem, emotiva, marantz etc ?
Any and all advise welcome.
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