Which Has The Bigger Impact on SQ...
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Interesting question Zing. As mentioned not much has advanced in power Amos in the past 30 years which is good as you can buy many used great amps that are a few years old that will still run great. Heck I have a 35 year old Citation 19 amp pushing my Def tech towers and they sound great and show no signs in slowing down. I upgraded from Onkyo 805 as a pre-pro to the Marantz 7005 that Bats sold me a couple years back that I still use. The upgrade in sound quality was noticeable but not massive but I did notice a slight increase in clarity going from a receiver to a dedicated Pre-Pro. I see no reason to upgrade now as the prepro handles al my audio needs fantastic and I have no plans to upgrade to Atmos as 99% of my viewing on my great room system is thru Vudu and that's only Dolby digital.
Sure I have movies on Bluray that are lossless and sound great but when it comes to actually grabbing a bluray or just turning on my smart bluray player and clicking Vudu I just prefer to be lazy and choose Vudu that and buying new titles for 5.00 no tax is way better with the lesser sound than paying 20.00 with tax for a new title that will give me a slightly better sound quality.
I say buy great used amps and put your money in a great pre-pro that will handle what you give it for at least a decade.
Sure I have movies on Bluray that are lossless and sound great but when it comes to actually grabbing a bluray or just turning on my smart bluray player and clicking Vudu I just prefer to be lazy and choose Vudu that and buying new titles for 5.00 no tax is way better with the lesser sound than paying 20.00 with tax for a new title that will give me a slightly better sound quality.
I say buy great used amps and put your money in a great pre-pro that will handle what you give it for at least a decade.