I am interested in adding some extra musical ability to my current setup which is listed in my signature.
It is basically an old Sony cd player hooked up to the RX-V1400 AV receiver, which is then connected to the Kef Q1 speakers.
I am thinking that the best upgrades I could do is add a M-audio 2496 sound card to the htpc, and run this to a stereo amplifier, which will be connected to the preamp outputs of my AV receiver.
I was thinking along the line of a second hand Arcam, maybe 5, 6, 6R, 7 or 7R. I then came along a power amp while searching, and am now wondering whether I be better off leaving the integerated amp, and using a power amp instead, along the lines of the arcam 7P etc.
What do people think, will this improve the current musical ability of my receiver. And feedback will be greatly received.
Ricky
It is basically an old Sony cd player hooked up to the RX-V1400 AV receiver, which is then connected to the Kef Q1 speakers.
I am thinking that the best upgrades I could do is add a M-audio 2496 sound card to the htpc, and run this to a stereo amplifier, which will be connected to the preamp outputs of my AV receiver.
I was thinking along the line of a second hand Arcam, maybe 5, 6, 6R, 7 or 7R. I then came along a power amp while searching, and am now wondering whether I be better off leaving the integerated amp, and using a power amp instead, along the lines of the arcam 7P etc.
What do people think, will this improve the current musical ability of my receiver. And feedback will be greatly received.
Ricky