SonicHedgehog
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Very happy with my new AVR390 so this may be a hypothetical thread depending on cost.
I have a pair of MA GS20 fronts, a GS centre and two MA ceiling speakers and a BK XLS400 sub. I also have a Quad 909 power amp that I used with my old AV amp to power the GS20s. As I understand it I cannot use the Quad with my Arcam in the same way. All five channels need external amplification. Or do they? Is there a clever way to wire this up to make use of the Quad?
If the answer is no I could sell the Quad for about £500 and buy a five channel power amp. Max budget would be £1000 for that amp which might be tight given the quality required to improve on the AVR390 and I wouldn’t want to go too old for fear of reliability problems. Or I could keep the 909 and get a couple of used 99 power amps to power the centre and ceiling speakers.
Come on boffins, let’s work this one out!
I have a pair of MA GS20 fronts, a GS centre and two MA ceiling speakers and a BK XLS400 sub. I also have a Quad 909 power amp that I used with my old AV amp to power the GS20s. As I understand it I cannot use the Quad with my Arcam in the same way. All five channels need external amplification. Or do they? Is there a clever way to wire this up to make use of the Quad?
If the answer is no I could sell the Quad for about £500 and buy a five channel power amp. Max budget would be £1000 for that amp which might be tight given the quality required to improve on the AVR390 and I wouldn’t want to go too old for fear of reliability problems. Or I could keep the 909 and get a couple of used 99 power amps to power the centre and ceiling speakers.
Come on boffins, let’s work this one out!