Video Asylum

Posted by AVExplorer on May 18, 2005 at 15:28:58

In Reply to: Erm... posted by Harmonia on May 18, 2005 at 10:07:20:

Yes, I meant Audiogon. I live in North NJ. I've looked up some of the nearby dealers, but wasn't sure who to see. Some of the close ones are:

- Audio Connection (Verona, NJ)
- Audio Nexus (Summit)
- CSA Audio (Montclair)
- Professional Audio Consultants (Millburn)
- Symphonic Audio LLC (Basking Ridge)
- The Sound Exchange (Somerville)
- Stevens Audio (Bernardsville)

I want a very good receiver or preAmp/Amp to reproduce music really well as well as movies. Right now I listen to more music than movies (70/30). In the future I want to build a separate system for just music.

Some receivers/Amps I have considered are:

- Outlaw 99 PrePro with Outlaw 7100 Amp
- Denon 3805 (as a PreAmp) with an Outlaw 7100
- Integra DTR-10.5
- Arcam AVR300
- Marantz SR8500
I also considered one of the Panasonic Digital Amps (SA-XR70).

Which of these should I choose?
Feel free to recommend other Amps, PreAmps, and/or receivers.

I was also looking at Some DVD players (which can play DVD-A, SACD, and have DVI or HDMI outputs), but it's difficult to find one that does it all. I was also interested in a carousel changer, but that is the first option I will give in finding the right player.

Some DVD players I have looked into are either the OPPO OPDV971H, Denon 3910, Integra DPS-10.5, or Integra DPC-8.5

Any suggestions on my DVD player choices is appreciated too.

Thanks