can this be done and what will i need?

[majsvibe]

hello everyone,

i have a musical fidelity system a SACD player hooked up with Kw550 and Kw750. Am very happy with my system but wanted to upgrade and to have a 6.1 surround sound then back to 2ch to listening to music. i was wondering if its possible to get another two Kw amps. One to power my centre and centre rear and the other to power my two rear channels?

what would i need to convert my system to a 6.1?

thank you

[majsvibe]

help please...

[rigman]

An AV processor that is capable of 6.1 which most of them are. Unfortunately it would be expensive if you want to keep up the sound quality.

Look in the audio processors section for some good information on what is available.

[majsvibe]

Originally Posted by rigman

An AV processor that is capable of 6.1 which most of them are. Unfortunately it would be expensive if you want to keep up the sound quality.

Look in the audio processors section for some good information on what is available.

well its not the money am worried about its more the processor keeping up with everything for example the 5amplifiers. is this possible? any processors in mind so i could be pointed in the right direction?

[Mr_Sukebe]

You've put forward several questions, can you please re-confirm what you're actually asking.

[majsvibe]

Originally Posted by Mr_Sukebe

You've put forward several questions, can you please re-confirm what you're actually asking.

am going to keep my current system and was wanting to upgrade to a 6.1 by adding another two amps. was curious of this could be done? andf what i`d need!

[conman]

Originally Posted by majsvibe

am going to keep my current system and was wanting to upgrade to a 6.1 by adding another two amps. was curious of this could be done? andf what i`d need!

Simple answer, YES it can be done.

You will require,

1. Source, BLU-ray or DVD player
2. AV processor which is capable of HD decoding (dolby HD...) or SD deciding (dolby digital, DTS)
3. Additional power amp to drive, the surrounds(Surround-LR and Back-LR) (4 channel) and center (mono)
4. speakers of your choice for additional channel you want.
5. sub woffer for low frequency effect.

for HT Use processor as pre-amp connected to your current system to drive Front LR.

for multi ch SACD, use the pre-out (center, surround LR, sub)from your SACD source, connect to the addtional amp. (if not integrated, pre-amp process will be needed)

PS:you will need to carefully select each additional equipment.

the saver and easier choice would be getting an HD AV reciever and use pre-out (LR)to your current system

[majsvibe]

Originally Posted by conman

Simple answer, YES it can be done.

You will require,

1. Source, BLU-ray or DVD player
2. AV processor which is capable of HD decoding (dolby HD...) or SD deciding (dolby digital, DTS)
3. Additional power amp to drive, the surrounds(Surround-LR and Back-LR) (4 channel) and center (mono)
4. speakers of your choice for additional channel you want.
5. sub woffer for low frequency effect.

for HT Use processor as pre-amp connected to your current system to drive Front LR.

for multi ch SACD, use the pre-out (center, surround LR, sub)from your SACD source, connect to the addtional amp. (if not integrated, pre-amp process will be needed)

PS:you will need to carefully select each additional equipment.

the saver and easier choice would be getting an HD AV reciever and use pre-out (LR)to your current system

1.my source will be my ps3
2.which are the good av processor? possible to point me in the right direction?
3.kw amps to power my fronts,rears and centre plus centre rear. so i`ll need a power amp too?
4 and 5.will sort out later was more worried about if this could be done or not.

so i`ll need a av processor and a power amp to power my kw550 and kw750 amps? yeh i know this is the more exspensive option but am really happy with my system.

[conman]

1.my source will be my ps3 --- SORTED

2.which are the good av processor? possible to point me in the right direction?
My knowledge is abit limited here. I suggest you check out AV processor section

3.kw amps to power my fronts,rears and centre plus centre rear. so i`ll need a power amp too?
With unclear information provided, i assumes you only have 2 stereo power amplifier. If you already have all speakers with amp/power, then you will only need processor with pre-amp capability (processor will do all the ch volume control). I also assume that all the amps, have HT direct (act like power amp)

4 and 5.will sort out later was more worried about if this could be done or not.

so i`ll need a av processor and a power amp to power my kw550 and kw750 amps? yeh i know this is the more exspensive option but am really happy with my system.

A decent SD av processor can be obtain used around 1000 pounds. check classified forum for bargains...

[rigman]

Isnt the KW550 an intergrated and the 750 a power amp? You will need another power amp. Would that be another 750?

You will have to balance the 550 volume with the AV amp volume for level matching if the 550 does not have HT direct which I dont think it does?

How much do you want to spend on the av processor?

[majsvibe]

Originally Posted by rigman

How much do you want to spend on the av processor?

sorry about the late reply. well i have 3000pound to spend on a processor.

[Mark.Yudkin]

Since you have a PS3, you have onboard HD decoding (as required by profile 1.1 and above). Accordingly, you need any preprocessor with support for 8 channel 192KHz LPCM over HDMI. You don't need HD decoding in the preprocessor as you do not need to support a legacy profile 1.0 bluray source.

Unfortunately, these are not yet as common as they should be at the higher end of the market; most manufactureres are still scrambling to get this in without ruining the audio quality. The name that comes to mind at around your price is the Rotel RSP-1069.

A little more expensive and there's the Denon AVP-A1HD. The Anthem Statement D2 only has 6 channel LPCM over HDMI, but you want 6.1 (BTW, Bluray is 7.1), so it's not really suitable. An Arcam AV10 is rumoured for end of this year, but there's nothing official. Similarly, there are rumours about a European release of the Integra DTC-9.8, but there's no confirmation on their web site.