Right, so I was all set to buy either a Yamaha RXV1900 or RXV3900 along with a mid level stereo amp (ie Roksan Kandy or Cyrus 8vs2 or similar). I want these to run PMC speakers in a 5.1 set up where music is as important as movies. Total amp budget approx £2000-£2200 give or take. AV amp preouts into the stereo amp etc etc.
I went to the PMC dealer (not my usual AV dealer I hasten to add, they are further afield and new to me) and when I exaplained my plan and the combination I wanted to test, he basically told me I was going about it completely the wrong way, and should be spending the whole lot on a better AV amp, he said the only one worth looking at for music is the Arcam AVR600 at £3000. Now this not only blows my budget, but goes against everything I thought I had learnt on these forums!
So my question is, given the same overall budget, should I spend the whole lot on the AV amp, or buy AV and stereo amp for the same budget.
If I would be better spending the whole lot on the AV, would you go for the Arcam, or would the Yamaha Z7 be almost as good? Cos I can afford that more easily (ie its within budget) if its really the best option! But surely that wont be as good for stereo as a mid level stereo amp? Or am I missing something!
If everyone who reads this can take the time just to answer 'AV' or 'AV plus stereo' like a straw poll kind of thing, that would be great (and hopefully interesting for others too!). Reasons why one or the other also a bonus.
Cheers everyone.
I went to the PMC dealer (not my usual AV dealer I hasten to add, they are further afield and new to me) and when I exaplained my plan and the combination I wanted to test, he basically told me I was going about it completely the wrong way, and should be spending the whole lot on a better AV amp, he said the only one worth looking at for music is the Arcam AVR600 at £3000. Now this not only blows my budget, but goes against everything I thought I had learnt on these forums!
So my question is, given the same overall budget, should I spend the whole lot on the AV amp, or buy AV and stereo amp for the same budget.
If I would be better spending the whole lot on the AV, would you go for the Arcam, or would the Yamaha Z7 be almost as good? Cos I can afford that more easily (ie its within budget) if its really the best option! But surely that wont be as good for stereo as a mid level stereo amp? Or am I missing something!
If everyone who reads this can take the time just to answer 'AV' or 'AV plus stereo' like a straw poll kind of thing, that would be great (and hopefully interesting for others too!). Reasons why one or the other also a bonus.
Cheers everyone.
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