Folks, I was looking for a 9 channel AVR for last 6 months. The erratic price hike of Denon 3700/4700 kept me away from buying. Currently these are prices in range of 1.35-1.45L in India. Initial plan was to get this AvR and add LCR power amps later. if i am not happy with output.
My brother is coming from US in May ending. I m thinking if it is a good idea to get an Emotive BasX MC1 preprocessor from US. it is $1000. Translates to 75-77k post CC charges. But this would warrant power amps. I currently use an icepower based power amp in stereo, it costed some 23k odd to import. this delivers 68wpc in stereo mode at 8ohm / 220 wpc in mono mode at 8 ohm. Assuming i use monoblocks for LCR , and use stereo for rest , i would need 6 amps in total - 1.38L roughly. The sound quality is comparable to audiophile D class amps, but the down side of these D class amps is , they cannot be repaired in India if some issue happens. Thats the scary part. I wd have to change the whole module in amp.
If i go for new Emotiva BasX ...LCR 3 channel (140 wpc @ 8ohm) , rest 6 channel (80w @ 8 ohm) - this would cost 2L , Being AB class - i am assuming this is a reliable option from servicing stand point. But no idea of sound signature.
Last option is to look in used market. I did see ads of marantz 8077, 7 channel for 85k in the past, but finding such deals is not easy. even if i try used route - it would touch roughly 80-100k i guess for 9 channel power amps .
the pre pro option wd warrant speaker upgrades right away as well. People who got their Tonewinner AT300 - pls share your views. I am assuming both these r similar in architecture and hardware.
Lastly is Marantz 7706 pre is a better option? this costs about 1.3-1.4l i think. right away 60k more than this Emotiva MC1
Can some one play devil advocate and give me a differential analysis for this. Thanks in advance
My brother is coming from US in May ending. I m thinking if it is a good idea to get an Emotive BasX MC1 preprocessor from US. it is $1000. Translates to 75-77k post CC charges. But this would warrant power amps. I currently use an icepower based power amp in stereo, it costed some 23k odd to import. this delivers 68wpc in stereo mode at 8ohm / 220 wpc in mono mode at 8 ohm. Assuming i use monoblocks for LCR , and use stereo for rest , i would need 6 amps in total - 1.38L roughly. The sound quality is comparable to audiophile D class amps, but the down side of these D class amps is , they cannot be repaired in India if some issue happens. Thats the scary part. I wd have to change the whole module in amp.
If i go for new Emotiva BasX ...LCR 3 channel (140 wpc @ 8ohm) , rest 6 channel (80w @ 8 ohm) - this would cost 2L , Being AB class - i am assuming this is a reliable option from servicing stand point. But no idea of sound signature.
Last option is to look in used market. I did see ads of marantz 8077, 7 channel for 85k in the past, but finding such deals is not easy. even if i try used route - it would touch roughly 80-100k i guess for 9 channel power amps .
the pre pro option wd warrant speaker upgrades right away as well. People who got their Tonewinner AT300 - pls share your views. I am assuming both these r similar in architecture and hardware.
Lastly is Marantz 7706 pre is a better option? this costs about 1.3-1.4l i think. right away 60k more than this Emotiva MC1
Can some one play devil advocate and give me a differential analysis for this. Thanks in advance
