Hi,
would appreciate any advice you might have as I'm about to purchase my first AVR;
Precond:
I have a decent 2ch system that I'm very happy with, class A power amp, separate DAC, MiniDSP-based basic room correction etc. I would like to continue use this setup but extend it with a sub and a good center speaker. Hence the AVR purchase.
Usage:
The usage looks something like this; We watch a lot of streamed TV shows and movies. I listen to music using Kodi on the TV as a media player (Toslink to my DAC/MiniDSP), my CD collection is digitized and stored on a NAS, I also streaming music with Tidal. We occasionally watch Blu-Rays and DVDs.
When I get an AVR I will use the pre-outs for all 3.1 channels (built-in power amps might be used for future surround speakers later, if I go that route).
Within my budget I have found two main candidates that looks promising:
Marantz SR6014 (E-ARC support, XT32 room correction ...)
Arcam AVR390 (only ARC, Dirac room correction, presumably better music SQ ...)
There are a lot of features and aspects to consider, but my predicament basically boils down to this: Do I go for the SR6014 that has E-ARC that would enable me to stream HD/lossless audio (2ch and multi-ch) from my TV via HDMI or do I go for the AVR390 that has Dirac room correction and presumably better SQ?
If I go for the AVR390 I assume Toslink from the TV would be the way to go for music still.
Any thoughts and ideas?
Regards,
M
would appreciate any advice you might have as I'm about to purchase my first AVR;
Precond:
I have a decent 2ch system that I'm very happy with, class A power amp, separate DAC, MiniDSP-based basic room correction etc. I would like to continue use this setup but extend it with a sub and a good center speaker. Hence the AVR purchase.
Usage:
The usage looks something like this; We watch a lot of streamed TV shows and movies. I listen to music using Kodi on the TV as a media player (Toslink to my DAC/MiniDSP), my CD collection is digitized and stored on a NAS, I also streaming music with Tidal. We occasionally watch Blu-Rays and DVDs.
When I get an AVR I will use the pre-outs for all 3.1 channels (built-in power amps might be used for future surround speakers later, if I go that route).
Within my budget I have found two main candidates that looks promising:
Marantz SR6014 (E-ARC support, XT32 room correction ...)
Arcam AVR390 (only ARC, Dirac room correction, presumably better music SQ ...)
There are a lot of features and aspects to consider, but my predicament basically boils down to this: Do I go for the SR6014 that has E-ARC that would enable me to stream HD/lossless audio (2ch and multi-ch) from my TV via HDMI or do I go for the AVR390 that has Dirac room correction and presumably better SQ?
If I go for the AVR390 I assume Toslink from the TV would be the way to go for music still.
Any thoughts and ideas?
Regards,
M
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