I’m picking up a Denon AVR-X3600H as a 2-Channel Integrated Amplifier. It has so many useful features that I can't ignore. With high resolution audio over HDMI, room correction, power amplifier and good performance, it seems to offer a-lot more value and possibly performance over my NAD C390DD. The benefit of room correction alone I think is enough to negate the higher-endness of the NAD C390DD.
I’d be using the Denon’s built-in amplifiers to drive the PSB Stratus Goldi’s. My focus is audibility and less on empirical measurements, to a certain degree.
I’m trying to figure out if the deficiencies, if any, will affect audio quality during a normal listening session.
Question about DAC performance:
Is the measurement using a continuous 1 kHz test tone?
If so, the clipping “issue” isn't really an issue with real music. Most music isn’t compromised of continuous test tones and thus wouldn’t clip the amplifier and affect DAC performance in the way found in the bench test. The amplifier and DAC issues found in this bench test aren’t likely to be audible at normal listening levels.
If not, are the amplifier and DAC issues found in the bench test audible at normal listening levels?
Note:
I do not have surround speakers yet nor a subwoofer though I may add them in the future.