I like what the author said, in the article linked below (I am linking it as preamble, anticipating some will say, don't pay too much attention to those measurements.": While I believe that true as a general statement, I believe it is also true that an amp that measures better in virtually all categories including not just THD+N but also IMD, linearity and cleaning looking FFTs, would likely "sound better", at least under certain conditions. Some experts may like to highlight the point that THD+N does not corelate to sound quality well. ASR's measurements, every time I checked, seemed consistent with Stereophile, Hometheaterhifi and AH's and Amir recommended the Denons not because of their good look, but because they measured better on his bench. I would just grab the AVR-X4700H, or X6700H if you can negotiate a good discount and believe in the potential benefits of being "make in Japan".įacts and measurements don't lie. My current set up is 5.1 and possibly would add some ceiling speakers someday so this would then be a 5.1.2 setup. Also, I think my predecessor system to that was a better setup sonically - Cary Cinema 12 and 7.125 AMP but they became discontinued and no dealers where I live.Īs I side note, I have a 2 channel room for music so the use of this room is home theatre exclusively and would not be used for music listening.
#Dirac live receiver update#
I could add a DIRAC update card to it but concerned it doesn't have enough power. My current setup is a NAD 787 (bought it on blowout sale). I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something as I don't want to spend hundreds of hours researching this.
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Just scanning the reviews and it appears to me that no dirac receivers or processors get a recommended review from Amirm - seems like only the Denon get favourable reviews which I believe are non dirac. I am very new to this forum (actually found it last night)! I want to upgrade my theatre room and was initially thinking to transition to a dirac based receiver or a dirac receiver / processor with a separates amp.