meagabyte
Prominent Member
So this is something i have been mulling over for a number of years on and off.
When i first started my HT journey i went out and go a cheap set of MA bronze front and rears and a pair of 100 pound Wharfedale floor standers.
This was paired with an entry level onkyo and second hand yamaha sub.
It didnt sound bad at all but as the bug bit i started to upgrade. Swapped the amp for Yamaha and sub to SVS PB1000.
But i lost something doing this. the sound didnt sound as warm or rich.
At first i thought it was the Sub so this was replaced with a SVS PB2000 and while this made a big difference it still wasnt right.
So AVR was replaced with a Denon 4300 and sub with PC2000 (wanted some space back).
Again this sounded okay but seemed to be missing the warmth i was after. I thought maybe its the speakers as they had been very cheap.
so next upgrade from the front 3 that are now KEF R700 and R200C.
Again this was a lovely improvment but still not there yet.
I thought maybe it was the sub as my very first was sealed. So the PC2000 was replaced with a SB3000.
This has taken years to get to but i still feel like ive never gotten back to that lovely warm rich sound and im wondering if Onkyo just run all speakers hot to achieve this?
Has anyone moved away from an Onkyo avr and found this? or maybe moved to an Onlyo and noticed a difference in sound?
When i first started my HT journey i went out and go a cheap set of MA bronze front and rears and a pair of 100 pound Wharfedale floor standers.
This was paired with an entry level onkyo and second hand yamaha sub.
It didnt sound bad at all but as the bug bit i started to upgrade. Swapped the amp for Yamaha and sub to SVS PB1000.
But i lost something doing this. the sound didnt sound as warm or rich.
At first i thought it was the Sub so this was replaced with a SVS PB2000 and while this made a big difference it still wasnt right.
So AVR was replaced with a Denon 4300 and sub with PC2000 (wanted some space back).
Again this sounded okay but seemed to be missing the warmth i was after. I thought maybe its the speakers as they had been very cheap.
so next upgrade from the front 3 that are now KEF R700 and R200C.
Again this was a lovely improvment but still not there yet.
I thought maybe it was the sub as my very first was sealed. So the PC2000 was replaced with a SB3000.
This has taken years to get to but i still feel like ive never gotten back to that lovely warm rich sound and im wondering if Onkyo just run all speakers hot to achieve this?
Has anyone moved away from an Onkyo avr and found this? or maybe moved to an Onlyo and noticed a difference in sound?