Madbugger
Member
Hello all,
I have a couple of vintage receivers and while they have their own sound they do have their quirks and definitely own color to the sound. I have decided to bite the bullet and buy either an integrated amp with separate tuner or new receiver and am looking at Yamaha AS-301 and Onkyo A-9010. It will be used for Radio, Vinyl and CD and line out from computer. Is there a big difference between separates and receivers of the same model line? I do not need all kinds of bells and whistles(streaming media, bluetooth etc..) and am leaning towards the Onkyo as I own a few Onkyo receivers and like the sound. I have never owned Yamaha gear but do like the fit and finish(aluminum faceplate, knobs) and I can get a matching tuner with Yamaha. Onkyo does not offer a new tuner. Any help or advice is much appreciated!
I have a couple of vintage receivers and while they have their own sound they do have their quirks and definitely own color to the sound. I have decided to bite the bullet and buy either an integrated amp with separate tuner or new receiver and am looking at Yamaha AS-301 and Onkyo A-9010. It will be used for Radio, Vinyl and CD and line out from computer. Is there a big difference between separates and receivers of the same model line? I do not need all kinds of bells and whistles(streaming media, bluetooth etc..) and am leaning towards the Onkyo as I own a few Onkyo receivers and like the sound. I have never owned Yamaha gear but do like the fit and finish(aluminum faceplate, knobs) and I can get a matching tuner with Yamaha. Onkyo does not offer a new tuner. Any help or advice is much appreciated!