ideas for a preamp and amp for rti8 or rf-82

Chicomoralessxm

Any suggustions for a pre-amp?? I'm looking to setup mainly for music...... would a the pre/out on the a receiver like the rxv-659 be ok or should I go with the pre/amp. and sep amp??? my budget is a bit tight. How good are the pre-out on these receiver the denon and yamaha or HK???

venomclan

Chicomoralessxm wrote:

Any suggustions for a pre-amp?? I'm looking to setup mainly for music...... would a the pre/out on the a receiver like the rxv-659 be ok or should I go with the pre/amp. and sep amp??? my budget is a bit tight. How good are the pre-out on these receiver the denon and yamaha or HK???

Using your receiver will probably be fine as a preamp. The amp section is usually more important. A seperate preamp/amp will give you the best performance. For 2 channel only, a nice integrated will work ok too. Check out the used market for the Parasound 850 pre, it can be found for under $200 is has had very good reviews. A giant killer of sorts. Good Luck.
Venom

audiobliss

I would personally suggest being patient and looking to see if you run across any good deals on separates or, as venomclan said, a good integrated. I don't know what your budget is, but you should be able to get a decent pre and tube amplification (if you go with Klipsch), or a tube integrated (again, if you go with the Klipsch), for no more than $700, and possibly for as little as $4-500.

Just for instance, I bought my Parasound P/HP-850 and some ASL Wave 8 tube monoblocks off the FM here for a total of $590. You should be able to put together a similar system for a similar price.

Chicomoralessxm

Some one told me the RTI8's aren't good for music is that true??? are the klipsch's good for music what about paradigm?? The parasound 850 you are suggusting?? should i use that with lets say the denon 2307 or rxv659 through the preamp?? or buy a seperate pre amp???