Originally Posted By: skyzorg
Hi All,
I recently received a pair of M80 v3s. The goal is to set up a decent audio-only system. I temporarily have them hooked up to an old rx-v530 Yamaha AV receiver I had lying around. My source is a netbook/laptop loaded full of mp3s and flac files, connected to the receiver via a SuperPro DAC 707.
For most tracks the setup sounds amazing, but for a few the sound is a bit bright/harsh.
I'm thinking I would benefit from a new amplifier setup--was hoping to keep the price tag under $1000. This probably means I'm looking at an integrated, solid state unit, but I'm not sure.
Any suggestions would be most appreciated!


Modern receivers will ALL sound different because they all employ variants on speaker/room equalization. If there is something that could help you with a harsh recording (other than using another recording) would be in the settings in programs such as YPAO, Audyssey which can make adjustments to the speakers etc. These features can be found in all curent receivers.

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