i briefly owned the arcam 450--it was okay for 2 channel when unamped, but really improved when i amped the front channels with a good power amp (i believe it was the proceed amp2)--i'd try something similar before trading in your 550.
Need Advise On Upgrading My System
My current sound system includes an ARCAM AVR 550 receiver, Paradigm Prestige 85F tower speakers, Paradigm Prestige center channel, two REL S2 subwoofers, OPPO Blue Ray player and a BlueSound Node 2i streamer. I wanted a system that could play TV and Movies through a sound system as well as to listen to 2 channel.
My question is to find out if I could achieve better sound quality by upgrading to an ARCAM 30 receiver. This receiver has G amplification where the first 50 watts produces pure A Class amplification. The ARCAM 30 sells for $6,000 vs my ARCAM AVR 550 which sold for $3,000. Since the ARCAM 30 costs twice as much as the ARCAM AVR 550, would this be a worthwhile investment to take sound quality to the next level? Also, will I be able to hear the sound difference?
My question is to find out if I could achieve better sound quality by upgrading to an ARCAM 30 receiver. This receiver has G amplification where the first 50 watts produces pure A Class amplification. The ARCAM 30 sells for $6,000 vs my ARCAM AVR 550 which sold for $3,000. Since the ARCAM 30 costs twice as much as the ARCAM AVR 550, would this be a worthwhile investment to take sound quality to the next level? Also, will I be able to hear the sound difference?