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NAD C370 vs Flagship AV for stereo

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General consensus is that AV amp are never as good as music amp for 2-Ch stereo music. I was wondering whether flagship amps like the Yamaha AZ1 or other similarly priced AV would be as good as a music amp like the C370. Would appreciate feedback. Thanks.

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Re: NAD C370 vs Flagship AV for stereo - tourist 23:19:45 10/01/02 (3)
Sorry. I meant to ask: would a flagship AV amp like the Yamaha AZ1 be as good in 2 ch stereo music production as a NAD C370? Anybody heard them? Thanks
- For the money . . . - Dalancroft 11:45:54 10/02/02 (2)
  A good integrated, like NAD or Cambridge A500 or Creek 4330, is going to give you WAY more performance in the same price range and comparable to A/V receivers costing 3-4 times more. With an A/V receiver, you're paying for a lot of bells 'n' whistles you don't need for simple two-channel music.
  Some people solve this dilemma by having a good but not overpriced A/V receiver (Yamaha, Outlaw) that has pre-amp outputs AND a good integrated. The 5- or 6-channel unit runs their HT rig, then the A/V receiver acts simply as a preamp and leaves the integrated to do the grunt work in 2-channel applications.
  Hope this helps and as always YMMV . . .
  - Re: For the money . . . - tourist 17:46:01 10/02/02 (1)
    Yap. That's the theory but have anybody ACTUALLY tried comparing it using their own ears?
    btw, I did got myself a decent AV Yamaha AND a NAD C370 for that every purpose :)
    - Well . . . - Dalancroft 11:50:52 10/03/02 (0)
      It's not a direct apples-to-apples comparison, and I AM relying a bit on memory, but I have a Yamaha HTR-5150 in my home theater and a NAD C350 in my two-channel system, and with roughly equivalent sources and speakers, the C350 sounds more "there," less bright and etched, with equivalent imaging and a wider, taller and deeper soundstage.
      YMMV.
you mean MCH amps, right? - Aroc 20:04:45 10/01/02 (0)
you can find relatively high end multichannel amps (like Theta Dreadnaught) that are excellent for music reproduction. Though, if you're talking about an AV receiver, sure it's possible - but that route seems like a lost cause for numerous reasons.

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