Paul_Scott
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or is this mostly the province of the speakers,
or a combo of both?
i'm trying out some fairly high end speakers now (rather not say which brand, 'cause i want to keep this general), and they are being driven by my Kenwood 407, (it came with my old HTIB).
the new speakers (bookshelfs) are clearly better speakers, but the soundstage at this point, i don't find to be all that impressive.
i realize i've only had them on about 12 hrs so far, and that breaking-in will change this a bit, but i wonder how much i'll have to spend on a new reciever to make these 'sing', if at all.
are there any specific brands noted for contributing to large, expansive soundstages?
Denons seem to get mentioned a lot to me, but what about Yamaha, Onkyo, HK, etc.
i'm surprised with how well the Kenwood performs with these so far, and i am not entirely sure if this is really the weak link i've been told it is. its not a 5802, but it seems decent enough.
also, do centers need as much breaking in as the mains?
stupid questions probably, but i'm kind of new to the audio side.
thanks
or a combo of both?
i'm trying out some fairly high end speakers now (rather not say which brand, 'cause i want to keep this general), and they are being driven by my Kenwood 407, (it came with my old HTIB).
the new speakers (bookshelfs) are clearly better speakers, but the soundstage at this point, i don't find to be all that impressive.
i realize i've only had them on about 12 hrs so far, and that breaking-in will change this a bit, but i wonder how much i'll have to spend on a new reciever to make these 'sing', if at all.
are there any specific brands noted for contributing to large, expansive soundstages?
Denons seem to get mentioned a lot to me, but what about Yamaha, Onkyo, HK, etc.
i'm surprised with how well the Kenwood performs with these so far, and i am not entirely sure if this is really the weak link i've been told it is. its not a 5802, but it seems decent enough.
also, do centers need as much breaking in as the mains?
stupid questions probably, but i'm kind of new to the audio side.
thanks