pre amp and receiver

[CAvolleyballguy]

So im a bit confused.

I got the onkyo 705. what is the benefit to a pre amp, does it do what a receiver does but with better sound..is it used in addition to the receiver... is my onkyo not a very good choice, it appeared a lot of people had one...

im waiting on another multichannel adcom, should I be looking at pre amp options??

[cfrizz]

If the Onkyo has all the bells & whistles that you want it to have, it will do just fine functioning as your preamp. A preamp is a receiver without amplification.

You will get a boost in sound quality with a separate preamp, but not as much as you will get from adding a separate amplifier to your receiver. IMHO.

[Bill Ayotte]

If the Onkyo has all the bells & whistles that you want it to have, it will do just fine functioning as your preamp. A preamp is a receiver without amplification.

You will get a boost in sound quality with a separate preamp, but not as much as you will get from adding a separate amplifier to your receiver. IMHO.

Yep, an external amp will be one of the biggest jumps in SQ you will find for the $$. I agree here, if it has all of the toys you want/need in a pre-amp, go pick you up a nice multi-channel amp and get your listen on.

[olilugo]

You will get a boost in sound quality with a separate preamp, but not as much as you will get from adding a separate amplifier to your receiver. IMHO.


Did you mean a pre-amp plus an amp will give you better sound than a receiver alone or receiver plus amp?

I have always heard that the "best" sound is pre-amp plus amplifier.
Not receiver plus amplifier.

[daboyz]

Receiver can be your preamp

[cfrizz]

I mean that I got a huge boost in sound when I added a 200wpc amp to my receiver which made me get the 5 channel amp I have now.

My latest purchase was the matching prepro to go with the amp. Again I saw an increase in better sound. However, the difference was not as big as when I added the separate amp to my receiver.

You will achieve the best sound with a preamp/amplifier. But for those that don't want to go that route, & to get more bells & whistles for your money the receiver/amp combo is a terrific compromise.

Did you mean a pre-amp plus an amp will give you better sound than a receiver alone or receiver plus amp?

I have always heard that the "best" sound is pre-amp plus amplifier.
Not receiver plus amplifier.

[CAvolleyballguy]

thanks for the info..wish I knew that before I went and got the reciever...I got the receiver knowing I was going to get an external amp...should have just got the preamp for the amp...a little knowledge is a dangerous thing..

[cfrizz]

LOL yes it is CA. But it is much more expensive going with separates & most don't want to spend that kind of money, nor do they have any idea of the difference it will make. And some just don't care.

[hockeyboy]

As long as that Onkyo has preamp outs- which I am sure it does, you don't have a lot to worry about CA. The AVR will handle the switching and your amp can do the heavy lifting. I use an AVR (although a much nicer one) as a pre with no problems at all.