According to Pioneer they said basically the same thing. I am looking into upgrading my receiver (which is also used for my ht) or adding an amp. I am on the fence about which way to go. I will be soliciting opinions and reading more about which best suits me. I need something for my home theater and I have speakers set up in another room run off the same receiver, so I think avr is the best for me, but do I upgrade or add amp...
EDIT: I found an amp that has great reviews and seems like a perfect fit, Dared DV-6C. It is a hybrid tube/D class digital amp. Well reviewed and affordable. If I add an amp to my existing receiver, I assume my receiver still does everything but provide the power to the speakers? Or extra power to the speakers? I have a speaker setting to pick A, B, A+B, or none. It says to select none if you have an amp set up to power the speakers. I assume this means I either have the receiver work or the amp work (this may be a question for Pioneer, but didn't know if anyone was familiar with this set up). If the amp provides the power, I assume that affects the quality of the sound as much as the DACs, equipment connected, connection type and quality of cables, etc., since I have always read about how good tube amps make things sound, the warm, rich analog type sound. Please correct what I may be misunderstanding. If this is correct, and an amp such as this makes my music sound that much better, my choice is clear. If this is not correct, please enlighten me.
EDIT: I found an amp that has great reviews and seems like a perfect fit, Dared DV-6C. It is a hybrid tube/D class digital amp. Well reviewed and affordable. If I add an amp to my existing receiver, I assume my receiver still does everything but provide the power to the speakers? Or extra power to the speakers? I have a speaker setting to pick A, B, A+B, or none. It says to select none if you have an amp set up to power the speakers. I assume this means I either have the receiver work or the amp work (this may be a question for Pioneer, but didn't know if anyone was familiar with this set up). If the amp provides the power, I assume that affects the quality of the sound as much as the DACs, equipment connected, connection type and quality of cables, etc., since I have always read about how good tube amps make things sound, the warm, rich analog type sound. Please correct what I may be misunderstanding. If this is correct, and an amp such as this makes my music sound that much better, my choice is clear. If this is not correct, please enlighten me.
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