Hi all,
I'm about to upgrade the AVR of my current 5.1 setup. The speakers are B&W 68x gen 1 with 683 fronts, 686 surround, the big center and the big sub. The receiver that is about to get retired is a NAD T755.
I've been talking to my local hifi store about the new Denon AVRs and got the recommendation to go with the AVR-X4700H; with the main argument that the X3700H may not be able to drive the big fronts.
I am not sure that the difference in power between these two AVRs would make that much of a difference. Although I would like to be able to listen to music with just the 2 fronts with an amplifier that is comfortable enough to bring the speakers to justice. I discussed the possibility to pair the X3700H with a NAD C368 in HT-bypass mode for movies. They seemed to be unaware of this feature and was overall not that keen on this idea.
What do you guys think would be the best setup? I have the possibility to buy it all, try it out for up to 60 days, and return it for a full refund.
I'm about to upgrade the AVR of my current 5.1 setup. The speakers are B&W 68x gen 1 with 683 fronts, 686 surround, the big center and the big sub. The receiver that is about to get retired is a NAD T755.
I've been talking to my local hifi store about the new Denon AVRs and got the recommendation to go with the AVR-X4700H; with the main argument that the X3700H may not be able to drive the big fronts.
I am not sure that the difference in power between these two AVRs would make that much of a difference. Although I would like to be able to listen to music with just the 2 fronts with an amplifier that is comfortable enough to bring the speakers to justice. I discussed the possibility to pair the X3700H with a NAD C368 in HT-bypass mode for movies. They seemed to be unaware of this feature and was overall not that keen on this idea.
What do you guys think would be the best setup? I have the possibility to buy it all, try it out for up to 60 days, and return it for a full refund.