Does ClassD Amp. in A/V Receivers also Sound Good for 2 Ch. Stereo or only H.T.

AVTONY2510

I'M THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING A NEW PIONEER ELITE RECEIVER WITH CLASS D3 Amplification
& IN THERE YOU TUBE VIDEO THEY TALK ABOUT CLASSD(3) BEING FOR MOSTLY TRUE HD DOLBY & DTS HD MASTER AUDIO SOUNDTRACKS ON BLU-RAY DISC FORMAT. I'M JUST WONDERING IF ANY OF
YOU GUYS WOULD KNOW HOW IT SOUNDS WHEN YOU PUT THE RECEIVER IN 2CH. STEREO MODE & LISTEN TO A CD.

SO BASICALLY DOES CLASS D(3) SOUND ANY BETTER THAN CLASS A/B IN STEREO MODE?

zingo

These receivers sound good, and would be my only HT receiver choice without going REAL big money. It would sound the same for HT or 2 channel with your speakers so I wouldn't worry about that. Class D can be very good with certain speakers because it likes low impedance and heavy loads, and don't crap out where a typical A/B receivers would.

What speakers would you power with the receiver?

AVTONY2510

zingo:

I'M USING POLK AUDIO RTi A9 FRONTS, CSi A6 CENTER, FXi A4 REARS &
2 VELODYNE SUB's.

cnh

The Pioneer D is good, but it's not enough to make the A9s shine. You'll need an external amp for that.

Also, those Pioneer Elites have a fairly "neutral" sound which is OK if you like that kind of thing. But for me, for Rtis, which are already a little bright, the Elite doesn't do anything to address that; which is OK for HT, but not for music--again, for my preferences. You may find the neutrality a plus because not everyone likes it warm.

cnh

txcoastal1

AVTONY2510 you have been threading here for several days should have received a ton of info to dive into and further reserach but there is a certain point that we can't answer because everyone's ears, gear, and combinations of both are different.


"SO BASICALLY DOES CLASS D(3) SOUND ANY BETTER THAN CLASS A/B IN STEREO MODE?"....is an answer only you will know?

Like most have said the most cost effective solution is to get a 2chnl amp for the 9's, try it with your existing AVR, if you don't ike it it's easier to break down your seperates.....FYI- its easier to re-sell an amp than an AVR