 "Crank it up" - Cheap AVR's vs Headroom
Help me out here guys or did I whimp out?
I'm extremely pleased with the clean sound of a recently purchased SVS 5.1 system (SBS-01/SCS-01/20-39 PCi) and so are my friends. I was asked to crank it up over my preferred listening SPL (80dB avg. - 90dB peak) and received boo's for declining. Hey, my low $ AVR is working for me until more money and HT savvy come along.
Being an old stereo buff I tried to explain that lower cost amps don't have the headroom to push the envelope for a number of reasons.
Jerry
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