Hello all. I recently had my bonus room finished in, and installed a 7.2 home theater system. My equipment is as follows:
Yamaha Aventage RX-A1020 Receiver
Samsung PN51F8500 1080P Plasma TV
Sony BDP-S790 Blu-Ray Player
Definitive Technology Mythos One Towers
Definitive Technology Mythos Nine Center
Definitive Technology UIW BP/A Bipolar Inwall Side Surrounds
Definitive Technology UIW 55 Inwall Rear Surrounds
M&K MX-155SFLE Sub
M&K V-125 Sub
My room size is 23' L by 20' W with a cathedral type ceiling which extends up off 4 foot kneewalls on each side to a height in the room center of about 14 feet. Closed cell spray foam insulation was used, and the room is carpeted with a commercial type pad, so the room seems very tight acoustically.
Here is my issue. While the system sounds great with both movies and music, I find that to get the volume I want requires turning the Yamaha up quite a bit into the upper half of the volume register. I will say that it is capable of playing louder than we would comfortably watch movies or TV, but I'm considering a power amp to increase the all channels driven wattage as well as hopefully the quality of the amplification. I'm not looking to drastically increase the volume capability, but rather improve dynamics, punch, and overall sound quality. As we often listen to music and concert Blu-Ray discs, the quality and realism with these formats is a priority, and I feel that will only improve the movie side of the equation as well. The Yammy 1020 bench tested somewhere between 50-60 WPC all channels driven, this from an AVR rated at 110 WPC :sad2:. I am looking at either a 5 channel amp, letting the Yamaha AVR continue to power the 2 rear surrounds, or go with a 7 channel to drive all speakers. I'd like to stay around $1000 or under, and find the following brands/models of interest, either new or used.
Outlaw 7125
Parasound 5250 V.2
Parasound 5125
Adcom 5 and 7 Channel units ( 75 and 7600 series)
I'm looking for any advice/thoughts/expertise anyone may have. If I could get a superior unit by going used I'm not against that, or possibly it makes more sense to go new and get a warranty. Though I believe some manufacturers extend the warranty to a subsequent owner. Thank you in advance to anyone who kindly responds.
Yamaha Aventage RX-A1020 Receiver
Samsung PN51F8500 1080P Plasma TV
Sony BDP-S790 Blu-Ray Player
Definitive Technology Mythos One Towers
Definitive Technology Mythos Nine Center
Definitive Technology UIW BP/A Bipolar Inwall Side Surrounds
Definitive Technology UIW 55 Inwall Rear Surrounds
M&K MX-155SFLE Sub
M&K V-125 Sub
My room size is 23' L by 20' W with a cathedral type ceiling which extends up off 4 foot kneewalls on each side to a height in the room center of about 14 feet. Closed cell spray foam insulation was used, and the room is carpeted with a commercial type pad, so the room seems very tight acoustically.
Here is my issue. While the system sounds great with both movies and music, I find that to get the volume I want requires turning the Yamaha up quite a bit into the upper half of the volume register. I will say that it is capable of playing louder than we would comfortably watch movies or TV, but I'm considering a power amp to increase the all channels driven wattage as well as hopefully the quality of the amplification. I'm not looking to drastically increase the volume capability, but rather improve dynamics, punch, and overall sound quality. As we often listen to music and concert Blu-Ray discs, the quality and realism with these formats is a priority, and I feel that will only improve the movie side of the equation as well. The Yammy 1020 bench tested somewhere between 50-60 WPC all channels driven, this from an AVR rated at 110 WPC :sad2:. I am looking at either a 5 channel amp, letting the Yamaha AVR continue to power the 2 rear surrounds, or go with a 7 channel to drive all speakers. I'd like to stay around $1000 or under, and find the following brands/models of interest, either new or used.
Outlaw 7125
Parasound 5250 V.2
Parasound 5125
Adcom 5 and 7 Channel units ( 75 and 7600 series)
I'm looking for any advice/thoughts/expertise anyone may have. If I could get a superior unit by going used I'm not against that, or possibly it makes more sense to go new and get a warranty. Though I believe some manufacturers extend the warranty to a subsequent owner. Thank you in advance to anyone who kindly responds.