Need help picking AVR (100k budget) - upgrading from stereo setup

[Honkydefender]

Hi everyone,

I have the current stereo setup:
- Focal Aria 926 tower speakers
- SVS PB2000 pro subwoofer
- Marantz MM7025 power amplifier
- Yamaha WXC-50 streaming pre-amp - to stream music/TV audio through optical

Usage is 50:50 between music and movies. No gaming. I enjoy the focal sound signature esp the dynamics, and the Marantz probably reigns it in to make it smooth for long listening sessions else they can get too bright/forward. I wish I had gone for a sealed sub, or something less boomy, but was optimizing for pressurizing a large room.

I'm moving to a new house and am upgrading to a 5.1 HT setup there. I plan to get a matching Focal Aria center speaker and surrounds, plus an AVR to run all of this. Budget for AVR is 1 lakh, but flexible to move up or down.

1. What AVRs do you recommend looking at?
2. Should I continue to use the Marantz power amp to drive the left/right speakers? Or replace everything with one AVR? I'm also going to setup another system on the terrace (looking at definitive technology AW6500s for that), and can move the streamer + amp to that setup if needed.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Phani24]

Hi everyone,

I have the current stereo setup:
- Focal Aria 926 tower speakers
- SVS PB2000 pro subwoofer
- Marantz MM7025 power amplifier
- Yamaha WXC-50 streaming pre-amp - to stream music/TV audio through optical

Usage is 50:50 between music and movies. No gaming. I enjoy the focal sound signature esp the dynamics, and the Marantz probably reigns it in to make it smooth for long listening sessions else they can get too bright/forward. I wish I had gone for a sealed sub, or something less boomy, but was optimizing for pressurizing a large room.

I'm moving to a new house and am upgrading to a 5.1 HT setup there. I plan to get a matching Focal Aria center speaker and surrounds, plus an AVR to run all of this. Budget for AVR is 1 lakh, but flexible to move up or down.

1. What AVRs do you recommend looking at?
2. Should I continue to use the Marantz power amp to drive the left/right speakers? Or replace everything with one AVR? I'm also going to setup another system on the terrace (looking at definitive technology AW6500s for that), and can move the streamer + amp to that setup if needed.

Thanks in advance!

Consider Marantz cibema 50 and Denon 3800

 

[Amarendra]

Hi everyone,

I have the current stereo setup:
- Focal Aria 926 tower speakers
- SVS PB2000 pro subwoofer
- Marantz MM7025 power amplifier
- Yamaha WXC-50 streaming pre-amp - to stream music/TV audio through optical

Usage is 50:50 between music and movies. No gaming. I enjoy the focal sound signature esp the dynamics, and the Marantz probably reigns it in to make it smooth for long listening sessions else they can get too bright/forward. I wish I had gone for a sealed sub, or something less boomy, but was optimizing for pressurizing a large room.

I'm moving to a new house and am upgrading to a 5.1 HT setup there. I plan to get a matching Focal Aria center speaker and surrounds, plus an AVR to run all of this. Budget for AVR is 1 lakh, but flexible to move up or down.

1. What AVRs do you recommend looking at?
2. Should I continue to use the Marantz power amp to drive the left/right speakers? Or replace everything with one AVR? I'm also going to setup another system on the terrace (looking at definitive technology AW6500s for that), and can move the streamer + amp to that setup if needed.

Thanks in advance!

Would have suggested Yamaha RXV A6A but that will be out of budget. Then Denon 3800 @ 98k- 100k is better option.

 

[Saiganesh]

Consider Marantz cibema 50 and Denon 3800

General consensus. Yes. But how is rz50?

Hi everyone,

I have the current stereo setup:
- Focal Aria 926 tower speakers
- SVS PB2000 pro subwoofer
- Marantz MM7025 power amplifier
- Yamaha WXC-50 streaming pre-amp - to stream music/TV audio through optical

Usage is 50:50 between music and movies. No gaming. I enjoy the focal sound signature esp the dynamics, and the Marantz probably reigns it in to make it smooth for long listening sessions else they can get too bright/forward. I wish I had gone for a sealed sub, or something less boomy, but was optimizing for pressurizing a large room.

I'm moving to a new house and am upgrading to a 5.1 HT setup there. I plan to get a matching Focal Aria center speaker and surrounds, plus an AVR to run all of this. Budget for AVR is 1 lakh, but flexible to move up or down.

1. What AVRs do you recommend looking at?
2. Should I continue to use the Marantz power amp to drive the left/right speakers? Or replace everything with one AVR? I'm also going to setup another system on the terrace (looking at definitive technology AW6500s for that), and can move the streamer + amp to that setup if needed.

Thanks in advance!

MAy be use the old setup too with avr. Better!