So, after having done a good amount of reading on the issue, I would be interested in any input about a setup issue.
I do hesitate posting on an audio forum such as this after seeing so
many rude and supremacist attitudes all over other such forums online... but I
will attempt it.
It does seem to be the majority opinion of hifi audio folks that to have a truly hifi setup, a receiver alone (no separate amp) is usually/always insufficient to attain the best audio quality. I wonder how universal such a generalization actually is considering the substantial range in quality (and price) of receivers out there. I am new to the hifi world and I have a yet-to-be-hooked-up Onkyo TX-NR5008. It is clearly better than your average run of the mill Best Buy receiver - and my question is for anyone familiar with this model: Is there a significant potential gain from the addition of a power amp considering this receiver in a 2 or 2.1 channel set up? I am aware of the shortcomings of receivers attempting larger multichannel setups, but this is not my case - and this receiver, if I remember correctly, is rated at 145wpc, which I would imagine it at least mostly attains while in 2/2.1 setups. Speakers (which have yet to arrive) will be a pair of Proac Response D18's. Intended use is equal mix music and movies. I know, when it comes down to it, the most correct response would be, "try the addition of an amp out and see if it sounds better", but I pose my question here merely for outside input.
-Dan
I do hesitate posting on an audio forum such as this after seeing so
many rude and supremacist attitudes all over other such forums online... but I
will attempt it.
It does seem to be the majority opinion of hifi audio folks that to have a truly hifi setup, a receiver alone (no separate amp) is usually/always insufficient to attain the best audio quality. I wonder how universal such a generalization actually is considering the substantial range in quality (and price) of receivers out there. I am new to the hifi world and I have a yet-to-be-hooked-up Onkyo TX-NR5008. It is clearly better than your average run of the mill Best Buy receiver - and my question is for anyone familiar with this model: Is there a significant potential gain from the addition of a power amp considering this receiver in a 2 or 2.1 channel set up? I am aware of the shortcomings of receivers attempting larger multichannel setups, but this is not my case - and this receiver, if I remember correctly, is rated at 145wpc, which I would imagine it at least mostly attains while in 2/2.1 setups. Speakers (which have yet to arrive) will be a pair of Proac Response D18's. Intended use is equal mix music and movies. I know, when it comes down to it, the most correct response would be, "try the addition of an amp out and see if it sounds better", but I pose my question here merely for outside input.
-Dan
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