Avm 40 and 50 look great and they keep popping on audiogon and canuck audio mart. They could be fine for now. In 2 to 3 years, I might buy something like "Anthem Statement D4v/ARC2 with HDMI 1.7" or classé ssp-1000 ( I know they do not exist).
Suppose you have 1500$ to 2000$ to spend.
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Now you're talking! :T That's excactly what I'll do myself. :yes: :shh:
Where is this for 1000 bucks?Hi Daniel,
Because you're from Quebec, Canada, where do you intend to make your purchase(s)?
* Is $1,500 to $2,000 are Canadian $ or USA $?
** Have you consider the use market for an Anthem AVM 50, or AVM 40? ...Canadian breed.
*** Or if you are shopping in the USA, about the Onkyo Pro PR-SC886P? Sweet Pre/Pro for only a thousand bucks USA.
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Outlaw Audio should still have stock of the PR-SC886. Unfortunately, they are now selling it for around 1500 Dollars.
Usually there are B-Stock versions of the PR-SC886 and DTC-9.9 for around a grand. Even Onkyo was selling these refurbished units directly. The cool thing is many of these B-Stocks turned out to be brand new. This was however for the PR-SC885 which is the model prior.
There are not any must buy reasons if you can find a PR-SC885 or DTR-9.8 B-Stock or used. These should be under a grand. That being said, the PR-SC886 from Outlaw for 500 Dollars off is still an amazing deal on an SSP which is in a category unto its own. There is nothing within 2-3 thousand Dollars that offers the same feature set.
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JJ
Outlaw Audio should still have stock of the PR-SC886. Unfortunately, they are now selling it for around 1500 Dollars.
Usually there are B-Stock versions of the PR-SC886 and DTC-9.9 for around a grand. Even Onkyo was selling these refurbished units directly. The cool thing is many of these B-Stocks turned out to be brand new. This was however for the PR-SC885 which is the model prior.
There are not any must buy reasons if you can find a PR-SC885 or DTR-9.8 B-Stock or used. These should be under a grand. That being said, the PR-SC886 from Outlaw for 500 Dollars off is still an amazing deal on an SSP which is in a category unto its own. There is nothing within 2-3 thousand Dollars that offers the same feature set.
Cheers,
JJ
What amp would i pair up with this Pr-SC886 and how much of an improvement over my B&K 305 would it be?
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You could go with something like Emotiva's XPA-5, which last I looked, was on sale for 699. It is a fairly powerful amplifier and great value. If you budget can allow it, a combo of an XPA-2 and XPA-3 would give you a good bit more power. The XPA-2 and XPA-5 share the identical toroidal power transformer (1.2 kVA) and the 5 channel only has 15,000 uf of filter capacitance. If 2 Channel is very important, I would go with the combo.
Another choice would be a used Parasound HCA-2205AT. I have one myself driving my Martin Logan Stage and Surround Martin Logan Vista's and it does an excellent job. The 2205 has a 2 kVA toroidal transformer and 150,000uf of filter capacitance. (XPA-5, 1.2 kVA 60,000 uf)
Truly is a classic amplifier and is almost a clone of the current 5 thousand Dollar Parasound Halo A51.
Same designer and very close power design. The A51 has a 2.2 kVA transformer and 164,000uf of capacitance.
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JJ
You could go with something like Emotiva's XPA-5, which last I looked, was on sale for 699. It is a fairly powerful amplifier and great value. If you budget can allow it, a combo of an XPA-2 and XPA-3 would give you a good bit more power. The XPA-2 and XPA-5 share the identical toroidal power transformer (1.2 kVA) and the 5 channel only has 15,000 uf of filter capacitance. If 2 Channel is very important, I would go with the combo.
Another choice would be a used Parasound HCA-2205AT. I have one myself driving my Martin Logan Stage and Surround Martin Logan Vista's and it does an excellent job. The 2205 has a 2 kVA toroidal transformer and 150,000uf of filter capacitance. (XPA-5, 1.2 kVA 60,000 uf)
Truly is a classic amplifier and is almost a clone of the current 5 thousand Dollar Parasound Halo A51.
Same designer and very close power design. The A51 has a 2.2 kVA transformer and 164,000uf of capacitance.
Cheers,
JJ
Thank you for that, but you didn't answer the main part of my question: will this blow away my B&K?
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Something like the Parasound would definitely have a massive amount more power than your B&K. The Emotiva would have more power as well.
As to it "blowing away" your B&K, all I can say is that a modern SSP with Room EQ coupled with a much more powerful amplifier will give you a much better sounding and more powerful HT. Moreover, having HDMI Processing would be a major upgrade. Many find that decoding True HD and DTS-HD sound much better over HDMI as opposed to using multichannel analog inputs. At this stage in the game, having a non HDMI AVR/SSP is definitely being not up to date. Non HDMI AVR/SSP's are worth Pennies on the Dollar. Even pre HDMI 1.3 AVR/SSP's are not worth that much.
Depending on your Speakers and room size, getting a super high power amplifier might not be needed.
All I can say is Room EQ like Audyssey has made a major change in SQ in many applications. What Speakers are you using?
As to it "blowing away" your B&K, all I can say is that a modern SSP with Room EQ coupled with a much more powerful amplifier will give you a much better sounding and more powerful HT. Moreover, having HDMI Processing would be a major upgrade. Many find that decoding True HD and DTS-HD sound much better over HDMI as opposed to using multichannel analog inputs. At this stage in the game, having a non HDMI AVR/SSP is definitely being not up to date. Non HDMI AVR/SSP's are worth Pennies on the Dollar. Even pre HDMI 1.3 AVR/SSP's are not worth that much.
Depending on your Speakers and room size, getting a super high power amplifier might not be needed.
All I can say is Room EQ like Audyssey has made a major change in SQ in many applications. What Speakers are you using?
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So you think I can't go wrong with the PR-SC886 and an Emotiva amp then?
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I think it would work well. A combo of an XPA-2 and XPA-3 would give you even more power, But that would be more expensive. Regardless, the Onkyo Emotiva combo would be a major step forward.
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JJ
I think it would work well. A combo of an XPA-2 and XPA-3 would give you even more power, But that would be more expensive. Regardless, the Onkyo Emotiva combo would be a major step forward.
Cheers,
JJ
Onkyo have brought some amazing products to the masses over the past few years and were more or less the first company to bring the new HD Audio codecs in there range of amps and processors, with the 886 being the most popular, you really cannot go wrong with there products and I have a lot of respect for what they offer, VFM and performance really do stand out against it's competitors.
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The Integra 40.1 is actually not better than the 886. The 80.1 is. The 40.1 is lacking the Reon chip and XLR Connections and a few other things.
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The Integra 40.1 is actually not better than the 886. The 80.1 is. The 40.1 is lacking the Reon chip and XLR Connections and a few other things.
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JJ
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Just to throw a wrench into things a little bit, The Integra is essentially the higher end brand of Onkyo. They are generally the same, but components inside are better quality. The nice thing about the 40.1 and the 80.1 is they added firmware upgrade via ethernet to their systems which is HUGE, in my opinion.
Just to point out the Integra DHC-9.9 was the Integra equivalent to the Onkyo 886. The 80.1 is the "replacement" to the 9.9.
Just to point out the Integra DHC-9.9 was the Integra equivalent to the Onkyo 886. The 80.1 is the "replacement" to the 9.9.
Well , now I don't know what to buy. What is the Onkyo equivalent to the 80.1? I'd like to buy online.
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The replacement for the PR-SC886 is the PR-SC5507.
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The replacement for the PR-SC886 is the PR-SC5507.
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JJ
Thank you, and that has all the latest goodies?
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Indeed. It is fully up to date and has everything the Integra 80.1 has. Really is a great SSP. You would save a great deal of money by purchasing the PR-SC886, but it is always nice to have the newest gear.
I would definitely rather have the 886 over the 40.1 however even without ethernet updates.
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JJ
Indeed. It is fully up to date and has everything the Integra 80.1 has. Really is a great SSP. You would save a great deal of money by purchasing the PR-SC886, but it is always nice to have the newest gear.
I would definitely rather have the 886 over the 40.1 however even without ethernet updates.
Cheers,
JJ
How much is the 5507 and where is it available online?
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