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Warm Sounding Surround Receiver

Seasons greetings fellow A'goners.Years ago I had a Harman Kardon surround receiver that had the most wonderful,warm sound,especially the midrange.Anyone today making surround receivers that have that glorious,warm sound or have they all gone the nuetral/sterile path?Thanks for your help
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rackon
301 posts
 
If good "wamrish" sound is important - Arcam, Rotel, Cambridge.
bobnegi
25 posts
 
Check out these little tube processors

from Grant's Fidelity in Calgary Canada
http://grantfidelity.com/site/catalog/52/tube_processors

bought two one for my fronts and one for centre/sub huge increase in warm sound.

SO much so, that my upgrade addiction has been exorcised
I may never tweak my gear again
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mds
119 posts
 
Buy an older Tube Receiver and have it serviced. Should be an excellent sounding mid range.
mnnc
175 posts
 
My Boston Acoustics avr7120 is very nice. Based on Outlaw and Sherwood Newcastle platform it is a highly rated yet overlooked beast due to it's short production run. Was only out for a yr or so and then BA pulled out of the 'components' market. The unit has a massive transformer and weighs 70 lbs as is! Recently saw one for 5 bills. Read the archived review via google...sleeper. Quoted as sounding like seperates and listed for 3K new.
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