I would like to make a case for AVRs and ask why so many people seem to be interested in stereo speaker amplifiers.
Below we can see the results for stereo amplifiers, reviewed and recommended by Armin, ranked by THD+N:
Below we can see the same results for AVRs:
It seems to me that the audio quality of the electronics is very similar between AVRs and stereo AMPS at a given price and that the AVRs allow for a lot more functionality. In addition, few people are going to have enough space and WAF to have both a HT system in their living room and a Hi-Fi stereo system in a big and acoustically-capable room at the same time. This means a dual HT/Stereo Hi-Fi system is probably the norm. It seems to me that AVRs are the way to go in most situations and for most people. Yet I see tons of talk about stereo amplifiers, more so than AVRs, it seems to me.
Am I missing something?
Thanks!
Below we can see the results for stereo amplifiers, reviewed and recommended by Armin, ranked by THD+N:
Below we can see the same results for AVRs:
It seems to me that the audio quality of the electronics is very similar between AVRs and stereo AMPS at a given price and that the AVRs allow for a lot more functionality. In addition, few people are going to have enough space and WAF to have both a HT system in their living room and a Hi-Fi stereo system in a big and acoustically-capable room at the same time. This means a dual HT/Stereo Hi-Fi system is probably the norm. It seems to me that AVRs are the way to go in most situations and for most people. Yet I see tons of talk about stereo amplifiers, more so than AVRs, it seems to me.
Am I missing something?
Thanks!