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Old June 9th 04, 02:36 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
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Default Advice re using one pair of speakers but two amps


"Tony Gartshore" wrote in message
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I have a Monitor Audio Bronze B2AV package connected to a Sony STRDB940
receiver.

The receiver is not that great with stereo music reproduction. I would

like
to get a separate stereo amp for listening to music, however, I would

still
like to use the Monitor Audio Bronze B2 fronts.

How would I go about using the speakers with the stereo amp while they

are
connected to the Sony Receiver. I don't want to keep unplugging and

plugging
in etc. I have them in a biwired configuration at the moment.


For similar reasons I have a Denon AV receiver used in conjunction with an

Audiolab amp.

The Denon handles all the Dolby decoding, drives the centre and rear

speakers and provides
the sub output. I take the Denon's pre-amp level output for the two main

channels and feed
them into an pair of unused tuner inputs on the Audiolab. CD player and

Turntable feed
directly into the Audiolab.

Once wired up it's just a case of balancing output levels. I have a

setting marked on the
Audiolab's volume control which matches the output from the main speakers

to that of the
centre and rears.

Simple, but it works for me..


I've done the same with a Sony STRDB930 and Alchemist Forseti pre/power - AV
sounds better through the superior front channel amps (plus I guess the AV
receiver runs more efficiently with the power supply providing current for
centre and rears only) and hifi isn't bothered by the AV amp.

Definitely the way to go IMO.