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I 'AM THINKING ABOUT SELLING MY DENON 4802 AND BUYING THE NEW OUTLAW PREAMP 955. WHAT WOULD YOU DO,AND ITS MOSTLY FOR WATCHING MOVIES ONLY. THANKS
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I have a Denon 4800 (with Revel M20's) and I have made the same direct comparison twice (in my home). I have also tried many other "discount" pre/pros and for reasons that still surprise me, the Denon wins hands-down for theater and 2-channel audio.I imagine I will eventually upgrade to separates to take advantage of the latest processing formats but I don't think there will be any substantial benefits until some of the less expensive pre/pros incorporate balanced inputs.
Another option is to add an external amplifier to your current receiver. Denon's 4800 processor is very strong and there are several "discount" amps on the market that could really make your equipment sing. I would check out Outlaw, ATI and my personal favorite (and soon to incorporate balanced outputs) Parasound.
Hope this helps.
-Scott
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I went to the Outlaw website and could only find the model 950 with no reference to a "955." Also, if it is the 950, that is a pre-amp / processor only while the 4802 is a receiver with a 125 Watt / channel amp.So, the questions are: what amp would you use with the 950? What do you think the improvement(s) would be and why? Lastly, the 950 does not seem to have the decoding capabilities of the 4802 (THX, DTS), why would you choose, what appears to be, less performance?
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