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In Reply to: A/V Receiver - Recommendations PLEASE posted by Mick on January 04, 2001 at 08:28:11:
keep your tube integrated unit to handle the music duties and add a A/V receiver to handle the HT duties. Simply run the front L&R preamp outputs from the A/V receiver to an available input on your tube integrated unit. When you want to play music you will be bypassing the A/V receiver completely. This is what I do in my system. In my experience, none of the HT preamps/recievers can do justice to music the way a dedicated 2 channel preamp/integrated can. Believe me I have tried.
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Unfortunately my tube amp is a little to short on power. I'd say around 25W/ch. I use 6L6GC's in a push-pull configuration.I've gotten a few suggestions similar to yours. The most common is to buy a A/V receiver for around $800 and take the difference and buy a power amp for the mains. Hook the power amp up to the receiver via the pre-outs.
Any problems with letting an amp sit idle? I assume not since they provide pre-outs. Also, if I use the receiver to drive my mains, do the receivers typically have a main in. See, my subs are matched to the mains using an active crossover. I would go pre-out -> active xover -> hi-pass to main-in -> low-pass to my subs power amp (Perreaux 2150b) -> stereo subs. Therefore, I would also not need the sub out of the receiver. Any problems with this?
Thanks for your advice!
Mick
> > Unfortunately my tube amp is a little to short on power. I'd say around 25W/ch. < <You did not mention your brand and model of speakers. You would be surprised, given the right set of speakers, how loud 25 watts can sound. When I mean the right set of speakers, I am referring to the impedance and sensitivity of the speakers. In my system, I use the 12-watt/channel Audion Sterling single-ended tube amp (using RCA 7027A output tubes) to drive my Joseph Audio RM50si speakers (88 dB, 8 ohms nom/7.0 ohms min). When I do HT I can turn up the volume as loud as I can stand and still not run out of power. In fact, I have measured 100+dB peaks for HT without and strain or compression. I don't actually listen at those levels as I value my hearing too much, I just use it as an example of how far a small amount of watts can go.
> > Any problems with letting an amp sit idle? I assume not since they provide pre-outs. < <
This should not be a problem.
> > Also, if I use the receiver to drive my mains, do the receivers typically have a main in. See, my subs are matched to the mains using an active crossover. I would go pre-out -> active xover -> hi-pass to main-in -> low-pass to my subs power amp (Perreaux 2150b) -> stereo subs. Therefore, I would also not need the sub out of the receiver. Any problems with this? < <
Some receivers have mains-in and some don't.
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