Hey all! I've been really enjoying reading the reviews on this site. I've learned a lot!
I've been tossing around the idea of buying a 2 channel amp. Part of the reason is to lessen the load on my AVR, part of the reason is "just cause" The Benchmark AHB2 looks fanstatic, but is way out of my price range. The Emotiva A-300 is more my price range at the moment, but it hasn't been reviewed here. Is there a good amp around the price of the A-300 I should look at, or do I really need to step up to the ncores and benchmarks to get something decent?
I have a Denon AVR-X3300W AVR. Since it hasn't been reviewed here I can only guess to how good its amp section is. I also have no idea how good the line outs are on it. If the line outs aren't much better quality than the built in amps, I don't imagine buying a better quality amp will do much for me. If the Emotiva didn't measure better than my AVR then it would be a waste of money. I don't mind getting something if it's a reasonable price and a step up from what I have, so I figured I'd pick y'all brains and see what you think I have Revel F35 speakers and I'd like to get the best of out of them that I can.
I've been tossing around the idea of buying a 2 channel amp. Part of the reason is to lessen the load on my AVR, part of the reason is "just cause" The Benchmark AHB2 looks fanstatic, but is way out of my price range. The Emotiva A-300 is more my price range at the moment, but it hasn't been reviewed here. Is there a good amp around the price of the A-300 I should look at, or do I really need to step up to the ncores and benchmarks to get something decent?
I have a Denon AVR-X3300W AVR. Since it hasn't been reviewed here I can only guess to how good its amp section is. I also have no idea how good the line outs are on it. If the line outs aren't much better quality than the built in amps, I don't imagine buying a better quality amp will do much for me. If the Emotiva didn't measure better than my AVR then it would be a waste of money. I don't mind getting something if it's a reasonable price and a step up from what I have, so I figured I'd pick y'all brains and see what you think I have Revel F35 speakers and I'd like to get the best of out of them that I can.