need some advice on receiver selection

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Originally Posted by callas01

The biggest thing to me is that I play a lot of music, and I have yet to hear a Class D receiver or Integrated Amp that sounds a good as a Class AB solid state or tube amp, or Class A tube amp. That is where I think the Integras, NADs, Anthems, Arcams etc start to sound better. HT I can careless about, but when I play music, I want it to sound as natural as it can, and I haven't got that from a class D amp yet. Ill be heading to BB soon and will take some Norah Jones, Coltrane and rock music to see how the SC57 stacks up to my Integra. Of course itll be tough to compare the B&Ws to my Dyns, but it'll be the closest I can get in their store.

That's going to be apples and oranges my friend. B&W's are voiced differently than Dynaudio speakers. I've listened to both and my ears lean towards the sound of Dynaudio. (I do however love the sound of B&W as well - generally their upper lines - the 802 is amazing - but I like the Dynaudio Confidence series better - get my drift)?