Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Separate amp for the fronts make a difference?

I have had my M60's, VP150 and and QS8's for two years and am very satisfied. (Sub is SVS) My receiver is a Denon 3805 and DVD/CD player is the Denon 3910. Again, very satisfied with the system. I've been reading where a separate amp for the fronts sometimes would help. Any comments? Everyone says the M60's are easy 8 Ohm speakers to drive. Would I hear a difference with a separte amp for the fronts?

Paul it depends on who you ask. I would say at lower to moderate levels most may not find much difference. A lot depends on your environment and listening preferences.

For me, I have found that a good solid state seperate amp has better dynamics and headroom overall, especially at moderate to higher levels. They just don't run out of gas or clip like an AVR with everything crammed into one case.

Since the wife travels during the week, I like to crank them up. Weekends they are in the low to moderate level. And the room is not huge 12' by 18'.

Are you happy with the performance when you crank things up, or do you think the Denon is not up to task?

No, I am happy with the sound and I think the Denon does a good job. I think it may be more of "Am I missing something else?" "Would it be a noticable difference?" And maybe a little upgradeitis.

I highly doubt it would make any difference, especially since you are running a sub. Unless, of course, you have a very large listening room, or play it at extremely loud volumes and the bass sounds flabby when you do so.

How loud could you possibly want to go? You're in a room that is less than 2000 cubic feet.

Yea, that's what I thought. And the size of the room was one reason I went with the M60's vs. the M80's. I guess I was thinking what to do with the tax refund. Maybe a pair of the M22's outdoor speakers for the pool area

I run a Rotel amp @ 330 watts per channel in a room of the same size. I never have to worry when I'm in the mood to really turn it up.

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Yea, that's what I thought. And the size of the room was one reason I went with the M60's vs. the M80's. I guess I was thinking what to do with the tax refund. Maybe a pair of the M22's outdoor speakers for the pool area

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Not a bad idea!! You'll only notice a difference with separate amps if you like to crank the system often.. I have the 3805 and I hear it start to strain near its limits when running the M80's. Since you've got the 8-ohm M60's you'd notice even less of a difference than I did.