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Anyone have the new Panny SA-XR57 Digital Receiver (or the XR55) and want to share some impressions of it?

 

[roadtonowhere08]

If you are looking for a great amp that will not cost a fortune, the 57 and 55 (hard to find now because the 57 is its successor) are it. I have a black 55 and I love it. VERY clear and detailed. They are not warm, but I do not think they are bright either. If you are doing stereo only, you can tri amp them (2 for the woofer and 1 for the tweeter) for extra current I believe (not extra wattage unfortunatley). It supposedly sounds best with a digital source as there is not ADC conversion like there is with the analog inputs. Here are links that will give you more information than you ever wanted to know

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=530504

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=680833

 

[VicAjax]

i set my father in-law up with an XR55 + Athena B1... in a room that is far from acoustically ideal... and i can't believe how good it sounds. crystal clear is how i'd describe it.

as far as i'm aware, there's no real hardware difference with the XR57 except for the HDMI input/output. so they should essentially sound the same.