Jimmi
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Great forum! Here's a question I have not been able to answer in other forums:
I have a TX-DS595. It's around 22 years old. It's about 70 watts.
For my purposes, it sounds great. It powers Acoustic Research Hi-res Series AR11, AR17, and AR2C, and a Monster SL100 sub.
I also have older AR-5s with rebuilt tweeters that I use as A and B sets simultaneously. (I know, not optimal but I like it!) I use a Technics SL-23 with a Mofi Studiophono and Schitt Loki Mini. My room is medium - to small with plenty of room treatments.
However, due to an old capacitor or battery, it no longer holds settings. Speaker distance, volume levels, etc are all reset after I cycle the power. This is a PITA.
So my question is: how do the newer Onkyos (or Denons) sound compared to my current AVR? I would like to know if the DAC or anything else would be better with a newer AVR. I would also like to make the jump to Atmos / DTSx.
I have been gravitating towards the Denon AVR-X3700H, Onkyo TX-NR7100, TX-RZ50, Integra DRX 3.4, Yamaha RX-A4A (or even RX-V6A)
Would I be losing anything that the DS595 has by going with a new receiver?
Are the choices above comparable and or reasonable for my system?
Thank you for reading!
I have a TX-DS595. It's around 22 years old. It's about 70 watts.
For my purposes, it sounds great. It powers Acoustic Research Hi-res Series AR11, AR17, and AR2C, and a Monster SL100 sub.
I also have older AR-5s with rebuilt tweeters that I use as A and B sets simultaneously. (I know, not optimal but I like it!) I use a Technics SL-23 with a Mofi Studiophono and Schitt Loki Mini. My room is medium - to small with plenty of room treatments.
However, due to an old capacitor or battery, it no longer holds settings. Speaker distance, volume levels, etc are all reset after I cycle the power. This is a PITA.
So my question is: how do the newer Onkyos (or Denons) sound compared to my current AVR? I would like to know if the DAC or anything else would be better with a newer AVR. I would also like to make the jump to Atmos / DTSx.
I have been gravitating towards the Denon AVR-X3700H, Onkyo TX-NR7100, TX-RZ50, Integra DRX 3.4, Yamaha RX-A4A (or even RX-V6A)
Would I be losing anything that the DS595 has by going with a new receiver?
Are the choices above comparable and or reasonable for my system?
Thank you for reading!
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