Kaiser Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I'm looking into buying RF-7's, then their corresponding suwoofer, surround, and center channel. The receiver I'm looking at is the Denon 3805. Is that a good way to go, or should I consider buying a less/more powerful receiver, and a pre-amp? I'm all confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Kaiser, The Denon 3805 will drive the Reference 7 speaker package. Just set all speakers to small with an 80 Hz crossover to the sub. If you want to take the RF7s to the next level, then an outboard amp is one possibility. DeanG's crossover modification is the other tweak to get better performance out of the RF-7s. Do NOT worry about these tweaks. The Denon 3805 powering the RF-7s will sound very good until you are ready for changes. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeV Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Depending on your budget you may want to look into separate pre-amp and amp combination. Many members on this forum like the Rotel gear with the RF-7's. Do a search for RF-7's and review some of the threads for more information. However, if budget is a concern that the Denon will work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgeraci Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 Depends on where your emphasis is. If you primarily listen to movies, the Denon will do just fine. If you listen to music more than half of the time with your RF-7s, you might be a tad disappointed until you go with an outboard amp. Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 The 3802/03/05 all of which I owned need an amp.Then you must be able to tolerate it for music(which I could not).The Rotel 1056 or HK 630 would be a far better choice,my well informed opinion only.Carl was correct about HT,if you don't do music the Denons are very good with HT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Posted March 18, 2005 Author Share Posted March 18, 2005 So then if I went with the Denon 3805, what would you recommend as an amp to go with it? And, if I intend on buying an amp, should I just get the 2805? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMcGoo Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 There are many amps available over a wide range of prices. Many folks have purchased Crown pro amps for very reasonable prices and been very happy. Carver Pro is another brand to take a look at. In consumer gear, Outlaw, B&K and NAD would be reasonably priced brands to look at. With an outboard amp, I would go with the 2805 and be happy. Since new sound formats are just around the corner, I cannot recommend an expensive receiver or processor. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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