Who uses ONLY Receiver with no amp/preamp? Is good sound possible?

[GMichael]

Thanks for the tips on skool.

Now that's kool.

[GMichael]

SInce you've already purchased the book, I'm not gonna suggest you to throw'em away. Just get on the Wikipedia/Google and do a simple search. That way, you'll get variety of ideas.
Audio is a hobby for me as well, but seriously..... just enjoy what's present in your enviornment. This whole thirst for knowledge is kinda cool, but you just gotta say f*ck it and enjoy your music.. Do you really wanna endup like some members on this thread feeling they gotta spit everything they know? (allow me to do the same)

Just remember that anyone can regurgitate what they "experienced" based on what they've read or heard. All of that means absolutely nothing when you dim the lights and can't even enjoy your music.

Allow me to pass on the best advise I've ever received from our good buddy Bernd. When the voices of all the audio mumbo jumbo start creeping inside of your head, you just gotta say

"Go away you Arsehole"

works for me about 95% of the time. Other times, I'm on this site looking for threads under names like "Kex" and "RL" screaming

"I need to read their holy posts, and figure out what I can do to my system AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!............ cuz that one is righteous ......Ahhhhhhhhhhhh............(breathing).....and that other one is a jerk so he must know best AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

and after all that screaming, you will enjoy your tunes alot more.

That's just me though.


Puppy Love,

Jra................aaaaAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone who doesn't like to learn is welcome to burry their heads in the sand instead of arguing that they already know all they need to know.

[Resident Loser]

...yes...wikipedia and the interweb...two sources of unimpeachable knowledge...

jimHJJ(...Hey GM did that peg your meter?...)

[kexodusc]

...yes...wikipedia and the interweb...two sources of unimpeachable knowledge...

jimHJJ(...Hey GM did that peg your meter?...)

Aww, c'mon, if it's on the internet, it's gotta be true....


kexodusc (...as RL might say, you can lead a horse to water...)

[GMichael]

...yes...wikipedia and the interweb...two sources of unimpeachable knowledge...

jimHJJ(...Hey GM did that peg your meter?...)

Thanks a lot RL! The needle twiched a little and then a puff of smoke rose out. Now I'll need a new meter.

Kex, it's too late. My meter is dead. It didn't even blink at your sarcasm.

[jrhymeammo]

Those replies from GM, Kex and RL shows that they didn't even read what I wrote, or didnt even try to figure out the message.

man o man

[GMichael]

Those replies from GM, Kex and RL shows that they didn't even read what I wrote, or didnt even try to figure out the message.

man o man

We get it.
Do you?

[kexodusc]

Those replies from GM, Kex and RL shows that they didn't even read what I wrote, or didnt even try to figure out the message.

man o man

Your confused my friend, my reply wasn't directed at you or your message, just taking a shot at Wikipedia...I never miss an opportunity to take a shot at Wikipedia.

AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

[jrhymeammo]

AAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! LOL

and dear GM......forget it.

[stevef22]

you guys are crackheads.

[GMichael]

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! LOL

and dear GM......forget it.

Forget what? I don't remember.

[Resident Loser]

you guys are crackheads.

...you're asking us for advice?

jimHJJ(...hey GM, don't get that meter fixed just yet, this may be a long, bumpy ride...)

[GMichael]

..

jimHJJ(...hey GM, don't get that meter fixed just yet, this may be a long, bumpy ride...)

It's sleeping now. Maybe that's why I couldn't remember what I was supposed to forget.

[dave0352]

I was just floating through the forum and wanted to post a quick response to powerlord and the amp upgrage. I noticed that you put a lot of emphasis on the wattage and didn't mention anything about the current or amprage on your AMP. While watts are an idea of how much power you're getting, they're no true gauge as to the actuall power of the amp. Amplifiers are amplifiers because they push amprage. If watts were the ticket, they'd be called wattifiers. Now bare with me, I'm not trying to insult your intelligence! Watts are nothing without current. It's kind of like horse power being nothing without torque. I didn't really look deep into the specs on your Marantz, but I can garuntee you that it has a much higher current output than any of the Pionneers...even if they were the Elites. Not to mention that the Marantz may actually match your speakers better. The best thing for you to do is call the manufacture of your speakers and found out what Amp they had in mind when they designed that line. Buying a top end speaker and a top end amp doesn't garuntee the best sound. I found this out the hard way after I purchased a pair of totem acoustic forests and a primare I30 amp. Now I read reviews in stereophile that recomended them as a good match and they certainly are! But when I talked to Totem, I was told that a Pelinius 9200 would give me the imaging, sound stage, and transparancy they were designed to put forth. He basically told me the Primare (a $2500 two channel amp) was good to break them in!!! Another example, Boston acoustic pairs with Denon because those are the amps they have in mind for their speakers. NAD and Def Tech...the list goes on. If you want your system to truely sing, call the manufacture. That's the great thing about purchasing the 'good stuff'. Manufactures are happy to lend support!