Cyrus X Power driving PMC Twenty 22s from a AVR DAC/pre-amp – sounds unexpectedly good

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Cyrus X Power driving PMC Twenty 22s from a AVR – sounds unexpectedly good

Like many people, I’m combining a movie with a stereo setup. Happy with the speakers, a REL sub and the AVR (mid-range at the time, a Yamaha 1065). I was planning to go for broke for stereo sound and get a Hegal H190, but, to cut a long story short, I now have a Cyrus X Power driving the speakers – and it sounds good. Very good. Much better than it has any right to.

So now I’m wondering if I should save some cash, get another (2nd hand) X Power instead of the Hegal, so each speaker gets its own dedicated power amp to even further improve performance. And just keep the AVR as the DAC/pre-amp.

The downside of course, is that the REL sub (purchased for .1 connection simultaneously with high-link) could now only be wired high to one monoblock.

Music – mostly rock, flack, via a USB stick, played very loud.

Thoughts on this setup, via getting the Hegal? (via cost, of course)!

I suppose another option would be to get the Cyrus, and also a modern pre-amp/DAC, but that means yet more boxes… And the AVR needs to be able to connect to it.

Thanks for reading!
 
For digital stereo connected to avr or tv.

Avr HDMI out to tv, tv optical to dac, preamp, headphone amp, to power amp.



Warning : stereo dacs like 2ch pcm
 

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