I owned an Arcam AVR300 for a couple of years. What I think is: - The (specialized) press usually says that the Arcam A/V receivers are more "hifi" oriented than the other (usual) brands. I don't know whether this was true at any time, but it's not sure right now, that is for sure. My Denon is one of the examples. - The AVR300 was uninvolving (that is: slow) but neutral. Not a great amplifier. - Its internal dacs (Wolfson) are not as well implemented as the Cambridge ones. A Cambridge 540C sounded much better through its analog outputs than through the Arcam receiver, although the 540 uses the same Wolfson 8740 chips. - The sound of the analog and digital sections of the Arcam have nothing to do with similar-priced Arcam CD players or Audio amps. Go figure.
So, as a result, I think that getting an AVR280 or an AVR350 will probably change a little, but I'm not sure your problem will be really solved. I also think that your Denon is a bit too old. A more recent model of the same brand (or Onkyo, or Yamaha or whatever) will be a better upgrade than the Arcam, I think. BTW, the difference between the two Arcam models is very small, a few Watts more and 300 grams more : probably just different power transistors or a different use of the same ones, don't know. -- Themis SB3 - North Star dac 192 - Denon 3808 - Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Themis's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14700 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57314 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
