SlimSmitty wrote: > Well, it's mainly the belief that my existing receiver ($600 NAD L53 > 50wpc DVD-combo receiver) doesn't have a great analog path (no direct > mode and I'm sure providing a decent analog path probably wasn't high > on the design priority for this unit). CDs played in the unit's DVD > player sound noticably better than the SB playing the same songs via > the coax or analog connection. In general, the NAD seems underpowered > for the Arros as well, it just doesn't sound that good above moderate > listening levels.
Consumer receivers are famous for having mediocre analog paths, if they have one at all. A lot of them digitize everything so they can do the DSP effects. I fully appreciate underpowered amps. I used to have Large Advents, which were extremely power hungry. They sounded much better with a 400 wpc amp than a 120wpc one. The other thing I grew to hate about the Advents was that they sounded great when loud, but very lifeless at moderate volumes. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
