Good evening folks
I'm looking for a new integrated amplifier for music listening, watching TV and gaming (PS5). Hoping for some feedback to help me decide which one to buy!
Already got a pair of speakers, Dali Blue 6006. Specs can be found here: https://www.dali-speakers.com/media/3259/blue-series-brochure.pdf. In my opinion they sound fine and I don't expect to buy a new pair anytime soon. Thus, I'm looking for a stereo amp.
TV is an LG C3 with HDMI eARC, HDMI ARC as well as an optical audio port (SPDIF). Specs can be found here: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/lg_c3_oled_2023.php
ARC interface would be appreciated, but I'm sceptical about the price I would have to pay for that. I'm wondering if I'm not better off buying an amp without it, then connecting the TV to the amp via SPDIF, despite the loss of functionality. Generally, I'd much rather have good sound quality and the need to use 2 remote controls than mediocre sound quality with the use of 1 remote. But apparently some people are experiencing jittering with the optical audio port on their LG televisions which I would obviously want to avoid, which talks in favour of going with ARC connectivity.
My budget for the amp is around 530 €/460 £. That will leave me around 185 €/160£ for a streamer.
Strongly considering buying a Yamaha A-S301 and a WiiM Pro as it looks now.
The Yamaha is sold for around 350 € on Amazon which seems like a good deal to me. Still room in my budget for a more expensive option, though.
What would you recommend based on my planned use and budget? As mentioned, I value the sound quality of the system more than the option to use a tv remote to control the amplifier via ARC.
Thanks a bunch.
I'm looking for a new integrated amplifier for music listening, watching TV and gaming (PS5). Hoping for some feedback to help me decide which one to buy!
Already got a pair of speakers, Dali Blue 6006. Specs can be found here: https://www.dali-speakers.com/media/3259/blue-series-brochure.pdf. In my opinion they sound fine and I don't expect to buy a new pair anytime soon. Thus, I'm looking for a stereo amp.
TV is an LG C3 with HDMI eARC, HDMI ARC as well as an optical audio port (SPDIF). Specs can be found here: https://www.flatpanelshd.com/lg_c3_oled_2023.php
ARC interface would be appreciated, but I'm sceptical about the price I would have to pay for that. I'm wondering if I'm not better off buying an amp without it, then connecting the TV to the amp via SPDIF, despite the loss of functionality. Generally, I'd much rather have good sound quality and the need to use 2 remote controls than mediocre sound quality with the use of 1 remote. But apparently some people are experiencing jittering with the optical audio port on their LG televisions which I would obviously want to avoid, which talks in favour of going with ARC connectivity.
My budget for the amp is around 530 €/460 £. That will leave me around 185 €/160£ for a streamer.
Strongly considering buying a Yamaha A-S301 and a WiiM Pro as it looks now.
The Yamaha is sold for around 350 € on Amazon which seems like a good deal to me. Still room in my budget for a more expensive option, though.
What would you recommend based on my planned use and budget? As mentioned, I value the sound quality of the system more than the option to use a tv remote to control the amplifier via ARC.
Thanks a bunch.