denon avr 3300 preamp quality

scottyboy76
scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
edited January 2011 in Electronics
i have been perusing the world of preamps, not terribly knowledgable about what makes one good, one ok, one lousy.

Generally speaking, receivers are not as good as separates, i get that.

How would the 3300s pre section rate, by the way marantz ma 500 u 125 watt amps would be used.

My goal is to have a 2 channell rig within my meager budget.

any help would be appreciated.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2011
    While not 'ideal', older Denon AVRs are not bad as pre-amps for hybrid systems (2 channel and HT--I've used one myself and been pretty happy with it)!

    If you have it. Set it up and take a listen; it will be an improvement over the Denon by itself!

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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited January 2011
    Just not much exp. with other, quality separates to compare it to.

    Someday, the dream is tube setup, its good to dream.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited January 2011
    I have a set of those SDA's as well. The Denon will do you for now. Tubes, even better....though I don't have any myself. I have heard tube systems on SDAs and they're a bit otherworldly!

    Enjoy!

    cnh
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    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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