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adding an amplifier -help!
Hi all--
I presently have a yamaha dsp-a1 and 4 surround speakers and sub. My mains are 2 magnepan mmg's (7 speakers total including sub). I would like to upgrade by using my yamaha as a preamp for music only. I will not be buying a separate preamp I will be using the dsp a1, unless this is a totally bad idea. How would I go about setting this up? Would the amplifier still power my maggies for movies? Would they match well soundwise? What are good matches for the mags? I would like to keep it under $400, was thinking about the marantz ma-500, but would be willing to get a used amp if I knew decent brands or sizes/models for my situation. Any help is greatley appreciated. Thanks alot-- B |
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adding an amplifier -help!
"brandt" wrote in message om... Hi all-- I presently have a yamaha dsp-a1 and 4 surround speakers and sub. My mains are 2 magnepan mmg's (7 speakers total including sub). I would like to upgrade by using my yamaha as a preamp for music only. I will not be buying a separate preamp I will be using the dsp a1, unless this is a totally bad idea. How would I go about setting this up? Would the amplifier still power my maggies for movies? Would they match well soundwise? What are good matches for the mags? I would like to keep it under $400, was thinking about the marantz ma-500, but would be willing to get a used amp if I knew decent brands or sizes/models for my situation. Any help is greatley appreciated. Thanks alot-- B It will be better. Not as good as with a good 2 channel preamp, but definitely better. I say that as someone who owns a DSP-A1. I recently saw a Hafler 9500 on rec.audio.marketplace for $400. Excellent choice. Others: Hafler XL-600 (has fan, but truely remarkable), Hafler XL-280, y of the bigger Parasound amps, any of the Adcom MOSFET amps. The above amps have the muscle Maggies need. I suggest you skip the Marantz, and go used, because you can get more muscle for the buck. |
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adding an amplifier -help!
"Robert Morein" wrote in message ...
"brandt" wrote in message om... Hi all-- I presently have a yamaha dsp-a1 and 4 surround speakers and sub. My mains are 2 magnepan mmg's (7 speakers total including sub). I would like to upgrade by using my yamaha as a preamp for music only. I will not be buying a separate preamp I will be using the dsp a1, unless this is a totally bad idea. How would I go about setting this up? Would the amplifier still power my maggies for movies? Would they match well soundwise? What are good matches for the mags? I would like to keep it under $400, was thinking about the marantz ma-500, but would be willing to get a used amp if I knew decent brands or sizes/models for my situation. Any help is greatley appreciated. Thanks alot-- B It will be better. Not as good as with a good 2 channel preamp, but definitely better. I say that as someone who owns a DSP-A1. I recently saw a Hafler 9500 on rec.audio.marketplace for $400. Excellent choice. Others: Hafler XL-600 (has fan, but truely remarkable), Hafler XL-280, y of the bigger Parasound amps, any of the Adcom MOSFET amps. The above amps have the muscle Maggies need. I suggest you skip the Marantz, and go used, because you can get more muscle for the buck. What about the hookup? OI have heard itwill be a pain to switch between video and audio. How would I set it up? |
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"brandt" wrote in message om... "Robert Morein" wrote in message ... "brandt" wrote in message om... Hi all-- I presently have a yamaha dsp-a1 and 4 surround speakers and sub. My mains are 2 magnepan mmg's (7 speakers total including sub). I would like to upgrade by using my yamaha as a preamp for music only. I will not be buying a separate preamp I will be using the dsp a1, unless this is a totally bad idea. How would I go about setting this up? Would the amplifier still power my maggies for movies? Would they match well soundwise? What are good matches for the mags? I would like to keep it under $400, was thinking about the marantz ma-500, but would be willing to get a used amp if I knew decent brands or sizes/models for my situation. Any help is greatley appreciated. Thanks alot-- B It will be better. Not as good as with a good 2 channel preamp, but definitely better. I say that as someone who owns a DSP-A1. I recently saw a Hafler 9500 on rec.audio.marketplace for $400. Excellent choice. Others: Hafler XL-600 (has fan, but truely remarkable), Hafler XL-280, y of the bigger Parasound amps, any of the Adcom MOSFET amps. The above amps have the muscle Maggies need. I suggest you skip the Marantz, and go used, because you can get more muscle for the buck. What about the hookup? OI have heard itwill be a pain to switch between video and audio. How would I set it up? It's completely transparent. No switching required. Your DSP-A1 has two straps that connect the front channel pre-outs to the front channel amps. Pull out the straps. Run cables from the pre-outs to your new amp. Now you have two extra amp channels. You can run cables from the front effect pre-outs, also on the back panel of the DSP-A1, to the now vacant DSP-A1 main channel inputs. The front channel amps are higher quality than the front effect amps. Move the front effect speaker cables over to the front amp outputs, and you're done. |
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