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Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« on: May 15, 2013, 02:57:13 AM »
I have a couple Definitive Technology speakers (towers w/ subs), center channel and a couple rear speakers. Any Recommendations on a receiver?  I'm using a Marantz SR5500...

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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2013, 02:12:25 PM »
I'd buy used separates on audiogon.
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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2013, 03:07:36 PM »
what exact model are the speakers?

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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2013, 06:22:34 PM »
Also, what will your source material be, how do you intend to "feed" this to the receiver and what other uses do you see the receiver serving?  You indicate you're looking to power a 5 channel surround system -- do you want the receiver to accept a hdmi input (and/or spdif) so it can decode the audio from a digital signal, or do you already have a d>a converter for that?    You also indicate you want a "receiver" instead of an amp/preamp -- are you looking for it to include an AM/FM tuner? 

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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2013, 10:26:43 PM »
Speakers:  http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Technology-BP7006-Floorstanding-Subwoofer/dp/B001A6IBP4  These or close...  The center channel is also Definitive Technology.

Current Receivers: Marantz SR5500, Onkyo TX-SR706, Yamaha CR400

Well, I may use the HDMI port on the Macbook Pro > Receiver (which none of the above receivers have an HDMI input).  I have a 70's Yamaha CR400 that has an analog preamp output.   It's about 20 watts/channel and a warm sound.


Also, I used to have an Apogee Duet and Ensemble... considering purchasing an Apogee Duet 2 (for IOS).
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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2013, 07:51:23 AM »
What's ur budget?
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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2013, 01:21:36 PM »
Have you looked into any tube systems?
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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2013, 02:11:50 PM »
I just bought a Yamaha RX-V573 which is last years model 7.1 AV receiver. I have been pretty pleased with it overall. I like that it can be powered on/off and controlled by my iphone so I can keep it locked in a childproof closet. I like that I can bi-amp my front channels. It had enough HDMI ports for me. I find that it doesn't reliably take my sub out of standby so sometimes I have to flip the sub on, but I don't know if that's a problem with the sub or the receiver. It was relatively cheap at $400 or so. I believe the new model is a 575 and I don't think there is much difference. I would not necessarily recommend this route for audio, but as a home theater receiver it does great.

Not sure how efficient your speakers are, but you might want to go with a 7 channel receiver that allows you to double the front channels/bi-amp for 5.1 or 5.2 playback.

I'd also make sure that your macbook pro will provide audio out over the mini-display port. I believe those newer than 2010 will, but I know older ones will do video only.
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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2013, 08:37:30 PM »
http://usa.denon.com/us/product/pages/productdetail.aspx?catid=avreceivers%28denonna%29&pid=avr4520ci%28denonna%29

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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2013, 10:38:52 AM »
Look at the dennon avr or the Yamaha elite series.
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Re: Recommendation for Receiver to drive high end speakers
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2013, 12:11:00 AM »
the rotel stuff has about the best power section of any receiver imo.  if you didnt need hdmi, the older rotel 1067 is often found rather cheaply.

 

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