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Improvement in Musicality for home theater system

As a first time poster I was hoping to get some feedback on improving the musical delivery, basically more refined sound from my hodgepodge of an old and new system. I have a smaller 16 by 12 room with heavy leather furniture and wood/ area rug, 1904 vintage. Due to the space and budget limitations, I purchased the Revel M126Be’s and had to ditch my 25 year old Proceed AVP for an Antham AVM 70 and had Audio Breakthroughs in Manhassett, NY come out and set it up. They hooked in a 20 year old Velodyne servo driven sub woofer. Now to my question: will replacing a 20 year old plus Adcom 5 channel amp with an Antham or Pass labs be a significant change? For source I mainly use a Blue Sound streamer. 

hondaron
hondaron OP
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Guys, I’m not against better sounding equipment (tubes?) but I do have a family/budget. They are musicians and have a high standard for realistic music and a great home theater. That’s why I did some homework and bought the Antham AVM 70. To clarify, it is one of the best sounding duel use for stereo and home theater, it is not a receiver as some have reported. I do hold valuable the interest and also the sage advice given in this post. I look forward to continuing this journey. 

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maxwave
901 posts
 

Luxman L-507ux II integrated amp
As @auxinput mentionned, is a very good choice in my opinion.

It is an integrated amplifier with a Home Theater Bypass feature :
´´ Separate switch (SEPARATE) ´´ . Look at the owner’s manual.

It is perfect for music listening quality and Home Theater video watching

The only question is : does Luxman pair well with your Revel speakers ?

And if you upgrade  your speakers in the futur, Luxman L-507ux II will accomodate bywired speakers

 

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maxwave
901 posts
 

The Luxman L-507ux II  is for your front speakers only.

The Adcom 5 channel amp  may be kept for your 4 surrounds and center speakers ,  until you find a better multichannels power amp. on the used market.

 

 

 

 

arro222
142 posts
 

I’ve heard the word "musical" as it applies to audio equipment 7 billion times.

I am still unsure of its meaning. "Very musical" means what and what makes a component that acts as a conduit for "music," a component that is not musical?

ghdprentice
6,363 posts
 

@arro222 

 

Primarily it is rhythm and pace. The attribute that connects you emotionally to the music… typically it makes your foot tap… or get emotionally consumed by the music. 
 

it is really easy to get side tracked into hearing more details or more slam and bass, these can lead you away from really natural and musical sound. It took me nearly forty years to be able to immediately sense rhythm and pace. Tonal balance, detail etc are much easier to sense and in many ways much less important.

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