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Thread: Two-amp advice needed! HK AVR330 + AMC 3100a |
    
New member Username: Zeev
Post Number: 2
Registered: Jun-04
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| Posted on Saturday, June 26, 2004 - 01:15 am: |
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I just made the move from stereo to surround; looking for some advice:
I had two NHT SuperTwo's and an AMC 3100a amp.
Now I've added an HK AVR330 and 3 SuperOne's (for center and rears).
First thing I did, of course, was pop in a CD and compare some music on both amps.
I was intending to sell the AMC, since who needs two amps, right?
Guess what? The AMC sounds significantly better. (I suppose that should be expected -- I've read that good stereo amps are better at music than HT receivers [except for NAD?], but I thought, "NHT, newer technology", etc...)
So now I'm thinking, maybe I should keep the AMC for music.
How would I go about wiring the system so I can listen to music through the AMC, and everything else through the HK?
Should I keep the SuperTwo's wired to the AMC, and somehow run cables from the HK to the AMC, so the "front L&R" channels always go through the AMC?
I never quite understood the use of the "Preamp in/out" loopy thing ... should I use that?
Am I crazy to keep both?
I tested the HK with "SURROUND OFF" and the front speakers set to "LARGE" -- maybe there's another setting that'll make it sound better? The sound just wasn't nearly as smooth as the AMC, harsher mids-to-highs ... less "musical". This is to be expected, right?
Thanks for any advice y'all might offer...
Ze'ev |
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