OK, I'd like to keep this under $500. That Denon receiver was about $250 brand new, at least 10 yrs ago. I'm not trying to be a tight wad, but this is my secondary system. I'm convinced that i can get a similar sound as the 355. The problem is, with what??? If I'm gonna spend upwards of a grand, I'm getting a new pre-amp for my main rig, which i don't want to do just yet.
Please recommend a receiver/integated/seaprates for JBL studio 530.
My old Denon DRA-355 died on me recently. My JBLs never sounded better with anything else, even with way more expensive integrated and/or separates. Does anyone know of another component or separates that sound like the DRA-355? That combo sounded magical. It was perfect, for me at least. So much lush, liquid, juicy sound. Bass to boot, and perfect. Nice, punchy, and tight, not boomy at all. Very articulate, plenty of control. I thought about repairing it, but I'm probably better off just getting something else, whether new or used. That little cheap receiver was phenomenal. I've never experienced Marantz, Cambridge and those similar guys, so i have no idea how their house sound would be with my JBLs. Any thoughts?
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If you want to go with a receiver for audio purposes, try out a big Onkyo receiver from about 6 or 7 years ago. My TX-NR 809 weighs 40 pounds and has all manner of balls to it! Still works perfectly. I see one on e bay for $359. Or even something like my old Yamaha RX-V1800 receiver, which weighs about 36 pounds and sounded great. |
This NAD is under 500 bucks! https://www.musicdirect.com/integrated-amp/NAD-C-316BEE-V2-Integrated-Amplifier |
Crown power amplifier and Semoic Audio 6j1 tube preamplifier. Depending on which Crown you get, you can easily stay under $500, especially on Amazon. I’ve got their 145 RMS WPC version and paid $249 for it used. They still have a couple more in stock. The preamp only costs $14.64 If you need an FM tuner, there’s a fabulous bargain in the Minlia HDTV FC0012 USB RTL 2832U SDR Tuner dongle stick DBB-T + DAB + FM + TV receiver. $16.89 plus tax on Amazon. See my post in the “diminishing returns” forum thread for why I like it. |
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