This has probably been done to death, but I'm installing a new stereo system in a second lounge. The main lounge tends to get used for watching telly, so I'm hoping that I can listen to music in the new room!
I'm looking at getting some Q-Acoustics 3050 or 2050 or maybe Monitor Audio Bronze 5, but one thing I'm wondering about is what to drive them with.
Options are:
- Home-made "PE Audiokit 30+30" (good because it has a decent MC phono input)
- Denon AVR3312 (not being used in the main room, so pinchable)
- New Marantz PM6005 or PM7005
- New or Secondhand Audiolab 8000P
The main source for any of these is likely to be Spotify and Chromecast (either analogue or optical out)
I was wondering what the likely relative merits of these amp options might be. On the Denon front, I'd be thinking that I'm using only 2 of the 7+1 which seems a bit of a waste! Should I consider trying to use 4 of the 7+1 by kind of bi-amping?
I'm looking at getting some Q-Acoustics 3050 or 2050 or maybe Monitor Audio Bronze 5, but one thing I'm wondering about is what to drive them with.
Options are:
- Home-made "PE Audiokit 30+30" (good because it has a decent MC phono input)
- Denon AVR3312 (not being used in the main room, so pinchable)
- New Marantz PM6005 or PM7005
- New or Secondhand Audiolab 8000P
The main source for any of these is likely to be Spotify and Chromecast (either analogue or optical out)
I was wondering what the likely relative merits of these amp options might be. On the Denon front, I'd be thinking that I'm using only 2 of the 7+1 which seems a bit of a waste! Should I consider trying to use 4 of the 7+1 by kind of bi-amping?