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CJBryan
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Between me and my Ascents: There always so happy in the morning to give what ever I ask and look so sad as I announce that I have to go to work now. As I arrive home from work they are always soooo exited to see me with their cute little biwire tails wagging a mile a minute.
They do occasionally fight, with the left one almost always wanting to play some Trent Reznor or Marilyn Manson and the right one always leaning toward some variation of 60’s Brazilian Bossa. Regardless, with the proper play list, we always seem to work it out. A quick kiss good night and their little orange eyes go to sleep eager to get their needed rest for tomorrow.
So it’s with a heavy heart that I announce that my Ascents have been silent for almost two weeks now due to a needed receiver repair. Yes I said receiver, a Denon AVR 5800 to be exact. HOW CAN HE LOVE HIS ASCENTS !! You may scream and to that I’ll say that it was the best I could do with the monetary constraints of that time. All in all, it has been quite a work horse with a 4ohm rating of 310watts for the boys. Truth be told, it’s on a service bench with a video issue and has never given me any issues regardless of how I pushed.
The silver lining in my present cloud is the fact that my wife is going nuts in the silence. I have effectively coaxed her into the four legged pair of pants that we have in our house and have the green light for an upgrade. I know, I know…. Please not another I need an amp thread. I have spent countless hours scouring post and suggestions and think I have it narrowed down. I need an entry level amp that won’t break the bank. It looks as if the Outlaw or Sunfire products would be the best for my needs with a heavy lean towards the Sunfire TGA 7400.
My confusion comes in the form of a conversation I was having with a local dealer who informed me that the Denon I own is a reasonably high end piece of gear and that I would have to move into the 6k and up range to really see any noticeable difference in listening quality. Naturally he is trying to sell me something. So my question is, is this true? All things remaining the same, if I install the TGA 7400, am I going to have to strain to hear a difference other than achievable volumes?
Sorry for the long post,
Thank You,
Chris
They do occasionally fight, with the left one almost always wanting to play some Trent Reznor or Marilyn Manson and the right one always leaning toward some variation of 60’s Brazilian Bossa. Regardless, with the proper play list, we always seem to work it out. A quick kiss good night and their little orange eyes go to sleep eager to get their needed rest for tomorrow.
So it’s with a heavy heart that I announce that my Ascents have been silent for almost two weeks now due to a needed receiver repair. Yes I said receiver, a Denon AVR 5800 to be exact. HOW CAN HE LOVE HIS ASCENTS !! You may scream and to that I’ll say that it was the best I could do with the monetary constraints of that time. All in all, it has been quite a work horse with a 4ohm rating of 310watts for the boys. Truth be told, it’s on a service bench with a video issue and has never given me any issues regardless of how I pushed.
The silver lining in my present cloud is the fact that my wife is going nuts in the silence. I have effectively coaxed her into the four legged pair of pants that we have in our house and have the green light for an upgrade. I know, I know…. Please not another I need an amp thread. I have spent countless hours scouring post and suggestions and think I have it narrowed down. I need an entry level amp that won’t break the bank. It looks as if the Outlaw or Sunfire products would be the best for my needs with a heavy lean towards the Sunfire TGA 7400.
My confusion comes in the form of a conversation I was having with a local dealer who informed me that the Denon I own is a reasonably high end piece of gear and that I would have to move into the 6k and up range to really see any noticeable difference in listening quality. Naturally he is trying to sell me something. So my question is, is this true? All things remaining the same, if I install the TGA 7400, am I going to have to strain to hear a difference other than achievable volumes?
Sorry for the long post,
Thank You,
Chris
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