I am interested in a used Audi RS6 or an E53 AMG and some of you are recommending me a honda accord ’sport’ or suggesting I switch to a motorcycle (2ch amp). Common guys seriously !?
Hmm, I find that a little condescending and more than a little ignorant. Ok, clearly we’re not understanding here so let me put it in words maybe you can understand. Buying a better amp while continuing to use the preamp section of your Arcam is like putting an RS6 engine in a Honda Civic . Got it? Sure you can do it, but it’s a huge mismatch and largely a waste. And especially your 2-channel performance -- 50% of your listening -- will continue to be SEVERELY compromised. You minimize the importance of a preamp in your system at your own peril. And let me be perfectly clear here -- the preamp section of your AVR absolutely SUCKS. IT SUCKS! PERIOD!!! Sorry if this hurts your feelings, but it’s an absolute fact. Many of us here are pointing you toward incorporating stereo components into your HT system because we’ve already been where you are, and we are trying to pass on some hard-won experience and advice in trying to help you avoid our past mistakes. But apparently we don’t know what we’re talking about and you and your 40 posts here know better, so you go ahead and do what you want. It’s your money.
