Slim AV amps

[james.miller]

I know what class d is! No, It was just your association of high power claims with Class D that bothers me as that infers that cheap amps that are not class d are not subject to the same inflated specs when they absolutely are. Your examples are poor examples to support your theory because the specs on both of those units are inflated not because they are class d, but because they are targeted at a certain number-chasing market where it's apparently acceptable to claim an output power lever of 8 times more than the maximum input which, quite rightly, you already mentioned

The whole situation is madness though and again, its not exclusive to class D amplifiers. Just about every mainstream consumer amp will also quote inflated figures in much the same way - my onkyo does for example, but at leat it does also quote rms figures in to more than 2 channels driven. None of this has anything to do with class D though.

What else do you think i need to know about class d?

 

[fungus]

I wish I had gone for a slim amp, I got a Onkyo last year, and it's bigger than an 80' VCR...I had to buy a new TV stand to fit the thing!

 

[a1ex2001]

I wish I had gone for a slim amp, I got a Onkyo last year, and it's bigger than an 80' VCR...I had to buy a new TV stand to fit the thing!

I will admit I was sceptical when getting rid of my big old Marrantz box at the behest of the other half but I wouldn't go back the corner of the room looks so much more refined without the massive black monolith and sound isn't exactly diminished in a standard sized living room.

 

[Turbo-G]

I wish I had gone for a slim amp, I got a Onkyo last year, and it's bigger than an 80' VCR...I had to buy a new TV stand to fit the thing!

My mrs said the same when I bought ours, but doesn't mind it now once we replaced the cramped corner unit for a proper bench with decent height shelves.

 

[londonbairn]

I am going to re-open this old thread

I want to kit out my bedroom to an extent. Just want a slim amp and half decent bookshelfs as the TV speakers are shocking.

What should I go for, want one which is good for music too as I will connect a Sonos ZP90 to it too.

 

[Jano]

Does it have to be an AV receiver?

 

[derk]

I had the problem of not enough space for a full size AV amp so I bought this...

Pioneer VSX-S300

Edit: LOL just read the first post

 

[londonbairn]

Well I am thinking now of getting the Sonos Playbar now, it looks awesome. I wanted to get another zone anyway, so I can move my current Play 5 in there elsewhere.

Will try on weekend and will buy if its as good as reviews say it is.

 

[.Griff.]

derk how are you getting on with the VSX-S300?

I'm looking for a slimline AV receiver and stumbled across the Pioneer earlier this evening. I'm also considering the LG SR906SB.

Ultimately as long as it's relatively cheap, slimline and can accept 3+ HDMI's into it then I'm not that fussy.