Which amplifier/ receiver is good?
177544
Dont buy a Pyle Pro -i only get 3/4 of the stations i listen to, and the display is not good english welcone for welcome The sherwood is a good reciever
1912500
I would suggest the Marantz PM5004 Integrated Amplifier which is a great amplifier yet simple in design. I'm using it with Polk Audio TSI500 Floor Standing Speakers. Those I think you can fairy compare to the quality of the 753 in terms of audio clarity. I just preferred the Polk. The Marantz PM5004 is great in reproducing any kind of input you stick to it but if you look for clarity on analogue (like vinyl) or even better reproduction of digital (CD, minidisc, computer, etc) I doubt you can find a better in that price range (app $400-500). Good luck
1183231
I would also agree the Sony STRDH130 2-channel receiver would be a good choice to use with the CD player you mentioned. I just recently purchased one and its absolutely fine to get the job done.
82492
My comment is that I agree that underpowered receivers or amps will easily damage your speakers. I learned the hard way when I was a teenager 25 years ago and the receivers I used then blew tweeters. Then I bought a Carver amp and felt the difference. At this time, I have Carver amps driving L/R/C/Sub Channels on my system. It is safer to have a 250RMS Watts per channel amp than a 40watt receiver.
1796219
Optical audio out is nice. Analog audio out is nice too. It lets you use older speakers or receivers that may sound great despite not being the latest whiz-bang technology.
1649163
Any amp less than $75 isn't going to have good enough sound quality that the optical will make a difference you can hear...look for a used Harmon Kardon or Onkyo on Craigslist or Ebay. This is a good Bluetooth dont match it up with junk.
1156594
Get a quality receiver and they sound good, get a amp and they sound even better.
271387
I like what I read about the Polk so far. I think the price is reasonable. What do you suggest is a good receiver\amp to go along with this from Amazon? Are there any other items I need to modify for my turnatable? I just want to get a total on what I need to spend for the whole set to make it sound good?
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I use a Denon because of the built in airplay and the dennon app on my phone. But any midrange amp that you think you'll enjoy with the type of setup you have TV, Blu-Ray player and if you want feature like me Denon has with Pandora built in, etc
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I have a Denon AVR-1912. Though it may seem expensive, it is very clean on sound quality and it is very powerful, and jam packed with useful features. I also use it with the Klipsch HD 500 and a pair of old KG 1's by Klipsch (Remember those?) and they sound wonderful. I have also an old 1980's amplifier by Denon that I use on a daily basis , and it still works wonderfully. I have had the AVR-1912 for a while now, and I don't see myself changing the receiver soon. I love Denon products, and they deserve consideration. The AVR-1912 isn't the only option, as other receivers by that company are cheaper, and sound well, but the 1912 is known by many sites as a very good receiver. Short term- Expensive Very Great sounding Long Term- Great Deal (Hopefully) Hope this helps!
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What I would do - is get an older receiver off of fleabay or crglst. But these will take up a lot of desk space. Once you get away from the top of the line models - some old stuff sells for quite cheap. One quick check on crglst for me locally gets - http://raleigh.craigslist.org/ele/4876097189.html
1510140
I would suggest a receiver that is close to a 1000 wt range. These speakers are great in a 5.1 or 7.1 system. Pioneer receivers are more expensivebut they are better in my opinion.
1635320
What I'd seriously do is find one in the flesh and look carefully at the back. Now I bought one of them and wasn't too keen about it so I got one from another party for my shop with an equalizer For the house I looked and got a pioneer vex 51 series because its one of he last ones with stereo jacks and maybe at the older pioneer Yamaha Sony receivers and get a Pyle pro eq like I did outstanding sound Hope this helps so let me know. Bud Lucas yerington nv
1780725
go with one of the pioneer digital amps and you'll be happy, those amps are relatively small and push plenty of power
1012776
A good set of serious speakers for your new receiver would be the Polk LSiM707. It is a blast.
2207783
I'd start by just plugging right into your receiver and see how you like the sound. some receivers have decent headphone amps, others have horrid ones. I don't know your model, but my Yamaha has the horrid type unfortunately. if you find you don't like the sound, be it too muffled, thin, or lifeless, then add an amp. there are many you can add. I run mine on a schiit vali and I love the pairing. the schiit magni is a good amp as well, more versatile than the vali. there is the jds labs o2 amp, and many many more. you'll need a line out from your receiver though. I was shocked to learn mine did not have any line level outs, so I had to run an optical out to an optical dac, and connect my headphone amp to the dac.
1698057
you'll want an amplifier. A DAC is nice, but not strictly speaking necessarily