Why would you expect an integrated amplifier to sound better than the AVR you have? Is it because they cost more? Or because magazine reviews tell you so?
I know that my speakers could sound better in stereo. As I 50% watch movies and 50% I listen to music, I feel its a time to improveWhy would you expect an integrated amplifier to sound better than the AVR you have? Is it because they cost more? Or because magazine reviews tell you so?
Yes, a lot of people claim this but it's simply not true in general.LOL. My stereo integrated peed all over my AVR for sound quality. If you want best 2 channel sound, go stereo.
The Rega will obliterate a AVR.
I haven't had a Rega amp but I did have a Rega CDP. Very nice sound quality, superb.
You keep on telling yourself that pal.Yes, a lot of people claim this but it's simply not true in general.
Interesting. I've owned four different integrated amps in the last couple of years. And none of the "obliterate" my AVR at all. In fact, when I level-match, I'm hard-pressed to hear any difference.LOL. My stereo integrated peed all over my AVR for sound quality. If you want best 2 channel sound, go stereo.
The Rega will obliterate a AVR.
I haven't had a Rega amp but I did have a Rega CDP. Very nice sound quality, superb.
A good match for what? The question is flawed, so it's tough to give an answer.So to the point, is Monitor Audio and Rega a good or a bad match?
Complete and utter rubbish.A good match for what? The question is flawed, so it's tough to give an answer.
When purchasing an amp, you look for one that can power the speaker load to the levels you like without straining. That's all there is to "matching" an amp to speakers, unless you're talking tube amps.
You're right. I have no experience in audio. Except being a hobbyist in high school, then getting my BSEE, then getting my MSEE with emphasis in audio signal processing, then spending most of the last 20 years designing and testing audio circuitry in consumer electronics. Just in the last 6 years I've owned 2 stereo receivers, 2 avrs, 4 integrated amps, two dedicated amps, and about 8 different pairs of speakers. Not to mention the lab I worked in had probably 10 different amps, receivers, and AVRs.Complete and utter rubbish.. Is this site full of people with no flipping experience with audio gear?
I have a few brands of speakers, and a couple of brands of amplifier. A couple do not match well with one brand, but it matches well to another.
If I pair up bright sounding speakers with my amp, it doesn't match well. But if I change the amp to a softer amp, it matches.
Amps do sound different Arcam sounds different to Audiolab, which sounds different to Roksan.
What parametrics (measurements) can i do on the Arcam, Audiolab, and Roksan amps to capture their differing sounds?Complete and utter rubbish.. Is this site full of people with no flipping experience with audio gear?
I have a few brands of speakers, and a couple of brands of amplifier. A couple do not match well with one brand, but it matches well to another.
If I pair up bright sounding speakers with my amp, it doesn't match well. But if I change the amp to a softer amp, it matches.
Amps do sound different Arcam sounds different to Audiolab, which sounds different to Roksan.
Level-matched and blinded listening, may I assume? Because 17 years in a lab working with an Audio Precision has taught me that test gear is much more reliable than my hearing is.Listen to them.
If you don't have the difference between Arcam Alpha, and Roksan Kandy K1 you are deaf. They are on two totally opposites sides of sonic signature