So, I was really into that Denon PMA-600NE, thinking it was gonna give me the best bang for my buck. But then, I was like, hold up, let's do some A/B tests to really figure out what's gonna rock my 2.1 system. Spent a few weeks doing these tests...
Checked out these amps: Yamaha A-S501, Rotel A11 Tribute, Denon PMA-600NE, Marantz PM6007. And for speakers, I had the ELAC Debut Reference DBR62, Revel M16, Klipsch RP-600M lined up. Subs : Klipsch R-100SW, SVS-SB 1000.
After all that, I settled on the Marantz 6007, Revel M16 speakers, and SVS-SB 1000 sub.
The Denon was booming too much with the M16s, but sounded alright with the DBR62s.
Rotel just couldn't drive the M16s like I wanted, and the Yamaha wasn't delivering that crispy sound I was after.
Guess it all comes down to personal taste, but figured I'd share in case it helps someone else out.
Now I'm thinking about digital room correction, gotta fine-tune this setup. Maybe miniDSP...
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