Droogie 2001
Active Member
In my pursuit for having the best Stereo performance and Surround sound performance I can get/afford. I was wondering whether anyone could advise me on how I might be able to connect a Stereo Amp to work along side my Denon 3802 Receiver.
My current setup is as follows: DVD acts as a CD transport which connects to a Tag Mclaren DAC20 via a coaxial cable. This then outputs via Analogue interconnects into the Denons CD input. I put the Receiver into Direct CD mode so that the DAC does all of the decoding etc. But obviously the Denon is still amplifying the sound and sending it out to the speakers.
So this is where I thought a separate Stereo amp could help.
My main problem is that I have the Kef 2005 satellite system and Sub-Woofer. (I know there not the most ideal Stereo speakers in the world, but there still pretty good)
How do I make a sub woofer connection, is this at all possible?
My thought was DVD to DAC, then output from DAC into the new stereo amp then Interconnects out of this into the Denons ext-in's. Lastly I would select the Ext in on the Receiver so that all the Denon does is past the signal onto the speakers. But if this is possible what do I do with the Sub? It has connections for speaker cables but this is where I get lost.
If anyone is familiar with the Denon 3802 and has a similar setup I would appreciate any help! The Denon manual describes using the 2 spare channels for setting up speakers in another room but it still confuses me as to what I do with the sub?!
As for amps I was looking at the Arcam 65+ and the Myryad Z140 (budget upto £450)
Any help appreciated
Mike
My current setup is as follows: DVD acts as a CD transport which connects to a Tag Mclaren DAC20 via a coaxial cable. This then outputs via Analogue interconnects into the Denons CD input. I put the Receiver into Direct CD mode so that the DAC does all of the decoding etc. But obviously the Denon is still amplifying the sound and sending it out to the speakers.
So this is where I thought a separate Stereo amp could help.
My main problem is that I have the Kef 2005 satellite system and Sub-Woofer. (I know there not the most ideal Stereo speakers in the world, but there still pretty good)
How do I make a sub woofer connection, is this at all possible?
My thought was DVD to DAC, then output from DAC into the new stereo amp then Interconnects out of this into the Denons ext-in's. Lastly I would select the Ext in on the Receiver so that all the Denon does is past the signal onto the speakers. But if this is possible what do I do with the Sub? It has connections for speaker cables but this is where I get lost.
If anyone is familiar with the Denon 3802 and has a similar setup I would appreciate any help! The Denon manual describes using the 2 spare channels for setting up speakers in another room but it still confuses me as to what I do with the sub?!
As for amps I was looking at the Arcam 65+ and the Myryad Z140 (budget upto £450)
Any help appreciated
Mike