mbaker5280
New Member
Hi all, first time posting.
I have two receivers, both sound good, but want to know which I should use for my record player.
Toshiba SA-520 - 40w/ch
Pioneer VSX-95 - 125w/ch
The Toshiba is the old silver face with the nice lighting (I believe from the late 70's), etc. while the Pioneer is a more modern (80's) black-face and more digital LOOKING, though I believe it is solid state.
The Pioneer does have a phono pre-amp adjustment knob, which does boost the sound really nicely. But it has a bunch of other surround-sound components which I might never use, so maybe the system is overkill?
The Toshiba is fairly basic, but does sound great and is loud.
So in the end, is the modern Pioneer more powerful but lacking the 'quality' of a good phono receiver while the Toshiba and its older components going to sound better without extra power?
Or would the Pioneer be all around better given its more modern components?
Sorry if this is a vague post... just wondering if there is any merit to this question, or if I should just keep trying them out until I find the one I like.
Thanks!
I have two receivers, both sound good, but want to know which I should use for my record player.
Toshiba SA-520 - 40w/ch
Pioneer VSX-95 - 125w/ch
The Toshiba is the old silver face with the nice lighting (I believe from the late 70's), etc. while the Pioneer is a more modern (80's) black-face and more digital LOOKING, though I believe it is solid state.
The Pioneer does have a phono pre-amp adjustment knob, which does boost the sound really nicely. But it has a bunch of other surround-sound components which I might never use, so maybe the system is overkill?
The Toshiba is fairly basic, but does sound great and is loud.
So in the end, is the modern Pioneer more powerful but lacking the 'quality' of a good phono receiver while the Toshiba and its older components going to sound better without extra power?
Or would the Pioneer be all around better given its more modern components?
Sorry if this is a vague post... just wondering if there is any merit to this question, or if I should just keep trying them out until I find the one I like.
Thanks!