adding power amp to receiver

Good morning,

I just responded to another thread of yours. Again, to obtain appropriate responses, you should tell us what speakers you have, how big is your room, etc.

Regards,

I would say probabaly so.

Recievers always slightly skimp on the aamp and processor just to get them both in one package. I still like recievers myself, i have a Denon 3803 and think the world of that thing. Excellent piece of machinery

Adding a seperate amp would probably work rather well, it just depends on how many channels you want. If you are going to spend up to 700 bucks, then get a good used 2 channel amp and use it on the fronts, upgrade the rest later

If you spend 700 for a new 5 channel amp, you will probly get the same quality of amp that is currently in your reciever, which would be rather piontless.

i suggest you dont amp the reciver though, and spend the money on getting seperates.
Start a dedicated 2 channel system. If you start with an amp you can use it with your denon untill you start getting more of the chunks needed to get the 2ch rig running

Obviously you did not get the "format card" for question asking that David_berry passed out a couple weeks back, but it really does help if you include more of the system you are running! Plus answers from David_berry are pretty good and definatly worth listening to. :)

Peace and applesauce

In my opinion adding a power amp to a receiver will only result in a modest improvement on music. If you plan on continuing to build your system to maximize for music, then add one now so you can move to separates when you can afford a good preamp. There are several threads on this if you search for "receiver" and "amp". Good luck.

Slappy,

I have Denon avr2802. My current HT setup is 5.1. I am not very familiar w/ separate setup. However, based on your response, am I to reason that I can use a 2-channel amp to drive my two front speakers while watching a movie in 5.1 setup? Would my AVR use its internal amp to drive the center and rear speakers while it would send different signals to the front speakers, driven by a separate amp? Is that your recommend setup?