why not use banana plugs on the component side and just move swap it from reciever to amp?

audiophanatik July 11, 2003 16:26

One_Shot

Basically, you are one step behind my setup. It looks very familiar just different speaks and such.

All Definitive tech speakers, L/R/C/SR/SL/SW

Right now i have a Technics SA-TX50 AV reciever, this has pre-outs. For movies, this thing really really rocks. It supplys a juicy 125w per channel. Problem is these things are rather hard to locate. They did not produce too many of them.

Ive been looking at amplifiers to basically do just what you said, use the pre-outs from my SA-TX50 and power the fron speakers with them. Im also on a pretty tight budget, so i have been looking at ADCOM

Here is my basic plan

1) aquire an Adcom amplifier 150w/5ch (i can immediatly start running my speakers off of this with my pre-outs, i expect a significant boost in preformance, my reciever's amplifier doesent sound as good as it used to)

2) Aquire a good 7.1 channel pre-pro, Probably Adcom again.
I have not heard anything really negative about adcom in the forums.

3) Aquire a good quality 2ch amp, not sure what brand yet, maybe a cheaper bryston.

4) Get a pair of either small Martin Logans, or Vandersteens. Place those in the front and run off the 2channel aamp, the 5channel will run my Deftech BP2004TLs as surrounds, and my DT BP6's as rears.

Then i will probably listen to this for a few years before doing any more major upgrades. These upgrades will definatly give me more punch and clarity, and then i can get a couple small speakers and cd player and use the reciever in a setup in another part of the house.

I dunno if this helps you or not, but there are plenty of us in your same basic boat.

I'm only 26, but i wish i started this when i was 17. I would probably have a pretty killer rig by now.

audiophanatik July 10, 2003 16:20