receiver vs. external amp?

re510
re510 Posts: 29
edited January 2005 in Electronics
I have a yamaha receiver that is 105w x 6. I was thinking of getting a multichannel amp, there is a carver av405-5 that is 100W Left/Right, 110W Center, 50W L/R Rear 5 channels total the guy is asking $300 is it worth it & will i be able to tell $300 worth of difference?
System:
Toshiba 51h83 HDTV
Yamaha HTR-5660
Carver AV-405
Pioneer DV-578A-S
Comcast HD cable
RT1000i's
RT35i's
CS400i
F/X300i's
SVS PCi 20-39
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited January 2005
    My parents have that reciever, but I never did a head to head comp so take that for what it is worth:

    The didicated amp will most likely sound much clearer then the reciever from my experience. Using a Kenwood VR-7070 as the pre and RT800's as the speakers, there was a substantial difference between my reciever doing the amplifying and my Carver A500X. So much so that I know that at moderate or higher volumes I could pick the difference 100% of the time.

    In your case, you have (what I believe to be) better reciver than I had, but a lesser amp so the change may not be as large for you.

    Is it worth $300? Well, only you can make that determination.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited January 2005
    Yeah, get the Carver. It'll be money well spent.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2005
    just make sure your Yammie has preouts. i remember someone (who's name escapes me (sid) who's receiver did not have pre outs. there is no way to hook up a amp to a receiver without pre amps. FYI
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  • sowen010599
    sowen010599 Posts: 343
    edited January 2005
    There is a way to do it, but it's a huge hassle. I helped a friend get one going with an HK AVR 110, it has no pre-outs. After a trip to the Rat Shack, I got it to work.
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