Avr 800 or avr 510 with amp???

jaritta · August 2010

Alright guys, you have always helped me out in the past and I may have to act quick on this one. I have a current setup with a harmon kardon avr 510 with a acurus 3ch amp. @100wpc. I have a chance to buy a harmon kardon avr 8000. I can only afford to keep one or the other. which would be better the stand-alone avr 8000 or the avr 510 with the amp??

domflane · August 2010

Keep the Acurus and get a more current AVR that can handle today's high def formats. The 8000 is a great AVR, but it's a little outdated and your amp should drive your speakers just as good. What is the rest of your rig? That could help us help you better.

jaritta · August 2010

I have the polk csi3 center, rtia5, and tsi100 for the rear sur. I currently have the harman kardon avr 510.

jaritta · August 2010

ohhh...and the psw10

jaritta · August 2010

I should also mention that the avr8000 is ultra thx certified......I am also concerned about being able to set the levels with the amp attached. The avr 510 and 8000 both have a mic that will auto adjust. With the amp i may not be able to do this.

jaritta · August 2010

Sorry to keep posting, but my other concern is that the avr 510 and the acurus together might be a little bright. I am guessing the 8000 is as warm as the 510 at least. Is this a valid concern?

tonyb · August 2010

A seperate amp will be way better than an avr. Depending on what kind of processing you need, change avr's if you like but keep the amp. Oh, and the thx certified thing, doesn't mean much so don't put too much emphasis on that. Also, an amp has no beering on the proper set up of your avr. Don't sweat it.

Avr 800 or avr 510 with amp???

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