liman Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hi guys, I'm currently using entry level yamaha rx-v373 which doesn't have pre-out. Done some research and seems like I'd need a power amp for music to sound good, I'm no audiophile and only just started the journey but I know the avr doesn't sound as good when compared to the nad c320bee integrated amp I got. So the plan is to start looking for second hand avr with pre-out and later down the track when I got the money I can get a power amp. I'm after some suggestion on some older receiver that has pre-out, 5.1 channel, and 2/3 hdmi out. I don't need Atmos or the latest jingle bells... Peanut budget, maybe $500, is there any? Thanks, Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Hayes Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Nad T748 would be in that category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liman Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Haven't really considered NAD for avr but thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerav Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 The big jump i made was to get a integra 30.5 from ambertech's ebay store for $600 which has pre outs and then a second hand rotel 1552 120 watt 2 channel for $700 here in classifieds. This was a big jump in quality over a Yamaha rxa2000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liman Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 So you think those combo still can't beat your Cambridge avr alone? Does integra have hdmi issue like onkyo? You know I might be following your footsteps and seems like what I need is avr with pre-out and stereo integrated amp with HT bypass so I can leave avr off if I just want to listen to music. If I got a laptop connected to the avr via hdmi and use kodi/jriver/whatever music player to play music, do I need to turn on the avr or it can remain off and just turn on stereo amp? As in, does the avr pass the audio signal while it's off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerav Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 In hindsight maybe I should've kept the integra and used the funds to get the 7 channel Elektra, the integra was excellent and way more features than the Cambridge that I am missing such as HDMI pass through when off (pass thru video when off), DLNA, Spotify. The HDMI issue thing is why I got from Ambertech as was confident that they would have been replaced as refurbished models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liman Posted September 17, 2016 Author Share Posted September 17, 2016 Hmm Hdmi pass through, will look up on it. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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