Well my Sunfire 200 x 5 was in a slow sound decay for quite a while, and finally got bad enough that I had to do something. Tried, but couldn't stand the anemic sound from the receiver. Ended up finding a really great deal on a demo unit Krell S 1500 7 channel. WOW what a difference. The Sunfire never sounded this good on it's best day. Absolute black between notes, Much, much "faster" and dynamic, detailed highs and mids, but very musical with superb imaging. Did I mention that the imaging is just fabulous :-) Using it to bi-amp all three front speakers. Really let me know how bad the Sunfire had become.
Have been planning a complete system upgrade in 2017.... just pushed the timetable / priorities around a bit lol Was researching phono pres when the Sunfire croaked. Was down to a Parasound JC3+ or a Sutherland 20/20, but ran into a deal on the Pass Labs Xp-15 with a trial period.... arrives Monday! Can't wait!
Now it's time for speakers and a new HT head unit or receiver!
