What is the next step up from Yamaha CX-A5200
C-Hing,Currently using Yamaha CX-A5200 with Earthquake Grande Cinenova 7 channel and Arcam P7 and 3X Dayton 1000watt sub amps.
Cinenova powers Kef CI 5160 and 4100 for the front three and side and rear surrounds.
Arcam P7 powers 4 Kef 200QR THX for atmos.
Dayton amp powers 6x12" subwoofer.
Video is Pan 9000/Apple TV/Amazon Fire into JVC RS2000/Stewart Studiotek 130G4.
Wondering what's the next step up from Yamaha CX-A5200 sonic/sound wise?
I have no plans for additional speakers. Planning to stay with my 7.4.6 setup..(i.e. no 15 channels etc..)
No plans for PS5/Xbox etc..
Kindly advise! Many thanks! For surround playback, your system is already very good. If Yamaha pre-amp is working well, adding a power amp for front three channels may upgrade the sound more significantly. While I understand Cinenove Grande 7 is very powerful at 330w per channel, adding another amp will usually provide better channel separation. Calvin C-Hing, Thanks for input! I will look into another amp as a possible option...
Just wondering if there's substantial gains to be had going to a newer prepro....
Given the constraints that I am staying 7.4.6 setup.
chinkwan 發表於 2023-1-18 02:30
Calvin C-Hing, Thanks for input! I will look into another amp as a possible option...
Just wonderin ...
Provided that the surround formats remain more or less the same over the past few years, replacing the pre-pro may not provide substantial improvement over your Yamaha (in my opinion, some c-hings will not agree). Also, if you are using your system for 2-ch playback, adding a dedicated 2-ch pre-amp with home theater passthrough will be a good idea.
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