Dead Stig
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Hi guys! Can I pick your Audiophile brains please?
My current setup is a Denon AVR 1440h (Denon AVR-1400 - Manual - Audio Video Surround Receiver - HiFi Engine)
It is powering 7 x Q Acoustics speakers...
2 x 3020 (fronts.)
4 x 3010 (surrounds at ear level and heights placed high on the side walls between front and surrounds)
1 x 3090 (centre)
And a single KEF PSW 2010 sub.
It’s a small room 4x3.5m.
My question is, where is my next upgrade? I’d like a new amp ideally that is 9.2 so that I can eventually add rear heights.
A marantz SR6012 is the only one in my price range that does that, it does have the benefit of MultiQ XT32 over the Denons MultiqXT. And also, from the specs it the sound output is much higher per channel.
(Marantz SR6012 - Manual - AV Surround Receiver - HiFi Engine)
Would the marantz provide me better audio quality with my current setup or would it be a sideways step? Or would a speaker upgrade be the next logical thing to do? Now my speakers are all installed, I’m very hesitant to change any of them unless it was to the Q acoustics 3000i series.
I’ll add that I don’t listen at high volumes and I have dynamic EQ enabled and dynamic volume set to low. I know people don’t like this in general, but I have to have it on because of my living situation.
Room treatment is not an option unfortunately as it’s in my living room and there’s no way my fiancé would have panels on the walls.
Thanks!
My current setup is a Denon AVR 1440h (Denon AVR-1400 - Manual - Audio Video Surround Receiver - HiFi Engine)
It is powering 7 x Q Acoustics speakers...
2 x 3020 (fronts.)
4 x 3010 (surrounds at ear level and heights placed high on the side walls between front and surrounds)
1 x 3090 (centre)
And a single KEF PSW 2010 sub.
It’s a small room 4x3.5m.
My question is, where is my next upgrade? I’d like a new amp ideally that is 9.2 so that I can eventually add rear heights.
A marantz SR6012 is the only one in my price range that does that, it does have the benefit of MultiQ XT32 over the Denons MultiqXT. And also, from the specs it the sound output is much higher per channel.
(Marantz SR6012 - Manual - AV Surround Receiver - HiFi Engine)
Would the marantz provide me better audio quality with my current setup or would it be a sideways step? Or would a speaker upgrade be the next logical thing to do? Now my speakers are all installed, I’m very hesitant to change any of them unless it was to the Q acoustics 3000i series.
I’ll add that I don’t listen at high volumes and I have dynamic EQ enabled and dynamic volume set to low. I know people don’t like this in general, but I have to have it on because of my living situation.
Room treatment is not an option unfortunately as it’s in my living room and there’s no way my fiancé would have panels on the walls.
Thanks!