crazymadhatter
Novice Member
Hello all,
First time poster, need some advice regarding finishing my cinema setup. I've just moved house and have a large enough lounge to add my final speakers but need some help.
I currently have a 5.2.4 setup, my amp can process 11 channels but only power 9, hence an external stereo amplifier is needed for the extra 2 speakers. I would like to move to a 7.2.4, with the surround backs setup, but not sure how to proceed.
Current Equipment (can you tell I like Dali stuff...)
The issue I have is that I need a volume bypass on the external amp, so my main amp can control it so once I work out levels I don't have to contstantly change the external amp. However, looking through amps that have this, I'm struggling to find one that has a confirmed audio bypass and is cheap enough.
Onkyo's A-9130 at £299 seems the cheapest I can find that has a dedicated AV input to enable volume bypass. Sadly though this is out of stock everywhere I look. There is an old Marantz PM5005 going for £150 but not sure if that does what I need?
It feels like I will need to splash out on a nice stereo amp that will power my fronts, otherwise £500+ for an amp to power 2 quite small speakers seems like a waste of money and capability.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
First time poster, need some advice regarding finishing my cinema setup. I've just moved house and have a large enough lounge to add my final speakers but need some help.
I currently have a 5.2.4 setup, my amp can process 11 channels but only power 9, hence an external stereo amplifier is needed for the extra 2 speakers. I would like to move to a 7.2.4, with the surround backs setup, but not sure how to proceed.
Current Equipment (can you tell I like Dali stuff...)
- Amp: Marantz 6012
- Front: Dali Vokal
- Front Left and Right: Dali Zensor 3
- Surround Left and Right: Dali Zensor 1
- 4 x heights: Dali Pico
- 2 x Subs: Dali E9-F
The issue I have is that I need a volume bypass on the external amp, so my main amp can control it so once I work out levels I don't have to contstantly change the external amp. However, looking through amps that have this, I'm struggling to find one that has a confirmed audio bypass and is cheap enough.
Onkyo's A-9130 at £299 seems the cheapest I can find that has a dedicated AV input to enable volume bypass. Sadly though this is out of stock everywhere I look. There is an old Marantz PM5005 going for £150 but not sure if that does what I need?
It feels like I will need to splash out on a nice stereo amp that will power my fronts, otherwise £500+ for an amp to power 2 quite small speakers seems like a waste of money and capability.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.