skonopa Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 The local dealer may be able to swing me a deal on this piece. Should I? It would make for one heck of a nice b-day present (although my b-day is not till 1 November). It is tempting.... (depending on what kind of deal I can get). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Steven, A separate amp will improve the dynamics of your reference speakers. When it is time to upgrade your receiver, you can get either a pre/pro or a receiver for the features. I like B&K's sound; they use MOS-FETs that give a warm sound. Otherwise, it will be a marginal improvement. Only you can decide on the cost/benefit ratio. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 marginal? no way jose, it will be a very big improvement, i remember the first time i hooked my system up and heard the b&k sound, wow, it is described as analytical, what i heard is the amp taking everything thrown at it and reproducing it so well, so defined, headroom galore, smooth, i just cant say enough good about b&k gear, plus i have had zero probs with my gear, you would be a happy man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtlively Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 the 200.7 will absolutely blow your mind. although the denon is a fine piece of equipment, when you hook up that amp you will begin to enjoy your system like never before. you will be able to turn it up so loud your ears will bleed and the 200.7 will beg you to turn it up louder. the 200.7 will work effortlessly and the denon will only have to process sound. with that being said, although the sound will be better than ever before with the denon, if you move forward eventually into separates utilizing a true preamp like the ref 50 (or lexicon, krell, rotel, etc.), your listening experience will be taken to yet another level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurs Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 Seconds to all on the B&K, as a former owner of a 7250, I can attest to the quality of these amps. There are a couple 7270 MKII's being sold by authorized dealers on Audiogon, I'd call them, look to be sweet deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted September 11, 2003 Author Share Posted September 11, 2003 ---------------- On 9/11/2003 6:52:34 AM burtlively wrote: the 200.7 will absolutely blow your mind. although the denon is a fine piece of equipment, when you hook up that amp you will begin to enjoy your system like never before. you will be able to turn it up so loud your ears will bleed and the 200.7 will beg you to turn it up louder. the 200.7 will work effortlessly and the denon will only have to process sound. with that being said, although the sound will be better than ever before with the denon, if you move forward eventually into separates utilizing a true preamp like the ref 50 (or lexicon, krell, rotel, etc.), your listening experience will be taken to yet another level. ---------------- That is what I would thought. Ever since I heard those RF-7s in Indy hooked up to that Aragon stuff, I was completely blown away by the quality of the sound. I knew that I definitly wanted to get, at the very least, a seperate, good quality, amplifier. Purely as a move to save some cash, I do plan on using the Denon as a Pre/Pro until sometime in the future when I would get a "real" Pre/Pro, after which I will either sell the Denon or resurrect my Infinity and Yamaha speakers and setup a second system downstairs in my game room. However, I do have to admit that RF-7s do indeed sound quite good with the Denon AVR3802. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtlively Posted September 12, 2003 Share Posted September 12, 2003 the denon will do a fine job as a preamp. it is a great unit. after all it's got those great dacs. i used a marantz then a yamaha as my preamp for years until i finally broke down for the ref 50. happy listening. you'll be pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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