Is this an upgrade or a DOWNGRADE???

[sta99y]

Hi ppl, As the title says really. I'm not sure that at present I'm getting the best HD sound from my setup, my amp in sig cost me £1100 6yrs ago and it has everything apart from HDMI, it has upconversion (component) which when purchased was told future proof as it had this HD feature!! but at the moment it's just an amplifier for my LG390 as this decodes the new HD formats thru analogue outputs. If I sold my Yamaha and acquired a 2nd hand entry (ish) level pioneer, denon or yamaha with HDMI inputs and output to tv will I get better sound thru BD player without the anolouge outs as amp will then do the decoding? Also pioneer is 6ohms where as my current yammy is 8ohms/6ohms switchable, kef eggs 8ohms, does this matter too much? The specs of my current amp is here http://www.yamaha.com/yamahavgn/Documents/YEC/AV_Receivers/Review/REV_RX-V2400.pdf So question is am will I be upgrading or seriously Downgrading?? Thanks very much for taking the time to read. Darrell

 

[grdunn123]

I'd be tempted to sell on and buy something like the Onkyo 608....

 

[sta99y]

Hi grdunn, it really depends on how much selling my yammy brings home thru online auction. Similar but lesser quality went for £170 not so long ago. I can put a little towards what I get which will have a reserve on amp.

 

[Anonymous]

For £170 on ebay you'd be lucky to see £140 of that once posted and fees etc. So is it really worth selling as this could be used as a 2nd amp in another room or even bedroom for 2.1?

 

[grdunn123]

yeah but that leaves the op without an amp for his main system??

 

[sta99y]

Not being funny but my bedroom is for sleeping and not really for a monster amp!! Mrs stagg would have a fit!!!!

 

[sta99y]

Anymore advice from you forum users??

Have seen on eBay a denon 1909 and a pioneer vsx819h for around the £100 mark!! Don't think they will go for more than £150. Would this be upgrading or a downgrade from my current amp?? Pls help....

 

[aliEnRIK]

Im pretty sure that would be a downgrade

 

[kinda]

Looked at this kind of thing lately, and the upshot seemed to be that actual sound quality didn't move on in huge leaps at a price point.

I think you could maybe get something a bit cheaper, but going from £1100 to entry level might be a disappointment. I don't think it immediately follows that decoding on an amp rather than the 390 will be better.

If it's just SQ and not other conveniences of having HDMI in you're worried about maybe you should just upgrade the player?.

 

[sta99y]

Got the BD player in July as 40th b day present, I probably think I'm missing out on sound although it does sound good, maybe it all the HD audio thing I'm worrying about and tbh the player can decode all HD AUDIO formats and my amp just amplifies it. I shouldn't be worried really should I?

 

[aliEnRIK]

sta99y:Got the BD player in July as 40th b day present, I probably think I'm missing out on sound although it does sound good, maybe it all the HD audio thing I'm worrying about and tbh the player can decode all HD AUDIO formats and my amp just amplifies it. I shouldn't be worried really should I?

I certainly wouldnt worry about it. If you bought a present day amp that would compare with what you have now it would be a slight step up, but certainly nothing major

Enjoy what you have

 

[sta99y]

Cheers alienrik,

Could not afford to go towards the high end of amps now that I have mortgage kids etc...

As I said earlier I just thought I may be missing out on something (HD AUDIO)