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In Reply to: RE: Marantz SA-7S1 - new purchase posted by Keilic on May 20, 2008 at 20:01:59:
It's one of the best, if not THE best, solutions for a single system for both music and HT that doesn't cost the price of a good used car. You're not a hopeless schlub for having this receiver.
In fact, the Arcam's much better for music than every other HT AVR I've listened to - plus, it's highly enjoyable on its own terms for music listening. Don't sell this piece short: you are getting a super processor, a nice preamp, a so-so tuner, good bass management, excellent digital processing and a decent 7 channel amp crammed into one chassis for the price of what many people spend on a stand alone preamp or pre-pro.(BTW I doubt mosty of the posters here have even heard a AVR350.) Most audiophiles have (quite justifiably I may add) little respect for HT receivers as audio components.
Most serious high end *audio* folks have dedicated music systems for their music that will beat the Arcam. I do too. But my two channel rig doesn't do HT either. I loved my Arcam in my HT system and IMO it handled 2 channel and multi-channel music very well. I didn't put my 4k CD player into that chain however. As good as the Arcam is - and it's very good - it isn't as resolving and transparent as the components in my dedictaed system, and it doesn't have the density of images of the better gear - but hey - it wasn't designed for that. Believe me, you could do much much worse. (And many have.)
The 840c is a very nice player in its own right, probably more what the Arcam designers had in mind would be paired with their receivers than SOTA digital front ends. But the Arcam should still allow you to differentiate between players.
Chris has given you words of wisdom. Those B&Ws like power! And the upgrade path he outlined is a good one.
Also, take time to get used to listening to the replacement when it comes in, don't switch in and out, at this stage of the game you'll just confuse yourself.
There are some other things you can do to improve what you have now. I found my Arcam AVRs were quite sensitive to power cords and never used the stock cord with them - much better with my TG Audio or Audience cords, quite opened the sound up, and much better upper frequencies. I also suggest you upgrade your wire - this will make a difference. Dont - buy - Monster.
Finally, let your ears be the judge. A great front end is the key to a satisfying musical experience. The key is synergy, acquiring components that complement each other and work well together so that the whole is more than just the sum of its parts - in audio, alas, without careful matching the reverse is often true. Don't be in a hurry, listen to as much gear as you can. Many are the paths to audio nirvana.
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Follow Ups
- Your Arcam is no slouch... - Harmonia 05/20/0822:52:52 05/20/08 (2)
- Thanks - and final update before replacement - Keilic 10:41:37 05/22/08 (1)
- RE: Thanks - and final update before replacement - KW13 22:36:08 05/26/08 (0)
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