the TX-8140 is a practical piece of equipment, not what I'd be using
myself however if you want a feature packed box - and aren't so worried
about how everything sounds - then its a reasonable choice,.
If you take the other approach - say buy an Amplifier without the bells
and whistles this one has - and by some extra equipment such as the
Sonos Connect you're going to - not only get better bang for your buck -
but also far better sound.
There are many good performing budget priced amplifiers out there from
the likes of Rotel, Marantz etc that sound very nice, indeed I've spoken
about my Rotel RA-10 often here, that's a very basic budget priced Amp
but the sound from that is truly amazing.
The RA-10 sounds nice with just about anything you'd like to connect to
it, a Sonos Connect would sound glorious through the RA-10.
The TX-8140 has a few streaming services but you'll get far more choice
of streaming and Music Subscription services with a Sonos connect or
something similar.
And finally taking the approach of having multiple devices means that
you can upgrade your sound over time.
The TX-8140 for example - whilst it can play digital sources - doesn't
have an outstanding DAC - Digital To Analogue Converter - but with my
RA-!0 I added a DAC to the system to improve the quality of sound yet again.
Anyway something to think about and my two cents worth on the topic.
I've had the Rotel now for just over 3 years.
On 24/09/2016 2:08 AM, Jim Noseworthy wrote:
Hi Folks:
Has anyone had any experience with the above mentioned stereo amplifier:
that is to say, is the IPhone app for this amp accessible?
Thanks all over the place gang.
