I will put the text în English as I was totdeauna. I want to change the Marantz pm6006 speakers that I consider to ,,warm,,. I hale Dali oberon 3 speakers + Musical fidelity v90 dac + wiim mini. I hale 18 sq m room. I am choosing between Arcam a5 + and Yamaha a-s701. Which would more suitable for a more open, detailed sound and a wider soundstage. Thank you.
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Arcam a5 + vs Yamaha a s 701
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JeremyFife
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Hi, it is fairly unlikely that your Marantz is causing the 'warm' sound you hear. Changing your amplifier is unlikely to give you much, if any, improvement in sound - unless you hear noise, distortion or you just need much more volume.
Change if you just want a change, but otherwise take a look at your speakers and their positioning in your room which is much more likely to be the issue. Dali recommend that you do not toe-in their speakers (face them straight ahead, not angled in to you) but that is something worth experimenting with. The same goes for distance of the speakers from any walls.
Your WiiM Mini has a Room Correction feature (RoomFit) which is much improved recently. Have you tried this? If you make some measurements using the WiiM and post them here then we can take a look.
Try these things before you spend money on an Amp, which may not help you
Change if you just want a change, but otherwise take a look at your speakers and their positioning in your room which is much more likely to be the issue. Dali recommend that you do not toe-in their speakers (face them straight ahead, not angled in to you) but that is something worth experimenting with. The same goes for distance of the speakers from any walls.
Your WiiM Mini has a Room Correction feature (RoomFit) which is much improved recently. Have you tried this? If you make some measurements using the WiiM and post them here then we can take a look.
Try these things before you spend money on an Amp, which may not help you
Marantz is known - at least by the "audiophiles" - for warm sound, caused by emphasizing of sound in 200-500Hz. That can be countered by some EQ but a clean amp is not a bad idea
JeremyFife
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Measure your system, in your room, even using the simple WiiM RoomFit feature and you will see for yourself
The trouble with received wisdom on Hi-Fi, across the internet and especially in 'Audiophile' forums is that it is almost always complete nonsense. That is why I'm on this site!
If you can find actual measurements that demonstrate Marantz amps showing such a huge frequency aberration that it is actually audible then please share ... I'm happy to be shown to be wrong.
You have been here for a while, you should have a very good idea of what I am saying.
It's your system, if you want a new Amp then that is your choice - no issues, be happy. If you want to improve your sound then it is probably not the place to start.
The trouble with received wisdom on Hi-Fi, across the internet and especially in 'Audiophile' forums is that it is almost always complete nonsense. That is why I'm on this site!
If you can find actual measurements that demonstrate Marantz amps showing such a huge frequency aberration that it is actually audible then please share ... I'm happy to be shown to be wrong.
You have been here for a while, you should have a very good idea of what I am saying.
It's your system, if you want a new Amp then that is your choice - no issues, be happy. If you want to improve your sound then it is probably not the place to start.
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