Hi All,
Firstly my current setup:
Marantz SR7400 AV Amp
Quad 12Ls, L centre & L sub + some crummy rears that are getting replaced within the next few months.
The marantz is fed with a SPDIF from my PC running a Terratex DMX6Fire soundcard. My PC does pretty much everything for me (DVDs, Music, TV etc) and I find it's output relatively decent. However, I'll probably look at upgrading the card to something a little better in the future.
I record my own music and recently I went to get some mastering done in a studio, they had a Quad 606 amp there and their speakers (PMC TB2's) sounded great. Stuff that I simply didn't hear with my setup was clear as day on the TB2's/Quad amp setup.
Just a couple of questions:
1) If I were to purchase a Quad 606 (or similar power amp) to power my 12Ls would I notice a big difference in sound quality? It really is quality improvement I'm looking for rather than sheer volume.
2) I was intending to run out of my pre-outs (just the front L & R tho)on my Marantz into the poweramp. Is this a good way to do it? Presumably I don't need to use all the pre-outs at once(i.e. use just the front for now and buy some more amps later down the line).
3) Is buying a poweramp a waste of money if I'm going to drive it through the marantz?
4) If I'm talking a load of cobblers can anyone suggest a better solution?
5) I'm looking at about £300-£400 for a second hand 606 but if anyone has any better suggestions I'd love to hear them.
I'm more interested in top quality stereo reproduction for recording/mixing on than movies etc. I just want the clarity so I won't miss pops and clicks in my mixes that shouldn't be there. Obviously I can buy some "studio monitor speakers" but I still want something I can use everyday that sounds good.
Anyway, any help you guys can offer would be great.
Firstly my current setup:
Marantz SR7400 AV Amp
Quad 12Ls, L centre & L sub + some crummy rears that are getting replaced within the next few months.
The marantz is fed with a SPDIF from my PC running a Terratex DMX6Fire soundcard. My PC does pretty much everything for me (DVDs, Music, TV etc) and I find it's output relatively decent. However, I'll probably look at upgrading the card to something a little better in the future.
I record my own music and recently I went to get some mastering done in a studio, they had a Quad 606 amp there and their speakers (PMC TB2's) sounded great. Stuff that I simply didn't hear with my setup was clear as day on the TB2's/Quad amp setup.
Just a couple of questions:
1) If I were to purchase a Quad 606 (or similar power amp) to power my 12Ls would I notice a big difference in sound quality? It really is quality improvement I'm looking for rather than sheer volume.
2) I was intending to run out of my pre-outs (just the front L & R tho)on my Marantz into the poweramp. Is this a good way to do it? Presumably I don't need to use all the pre-outs at once(i.e. use just the front for now and buy some more amps later down the line).
3) Is buying a poweramp a waste of money if I'm going to drive it through the marantz?
4) If I'm talking a load of cobblers can anyone suggest a better solution?
5) I'm looking at about £300-£400 for a second hand 606 but if anyone has any better suggestions I'd love to hear them.
I'm more interested in top quality stereo reproduction for recording/mixing on than movies etc. I just want the clarity so I won't miss pops and clicks in my mixes that shouldn't be there. Obviously I can buy some "studio monitor speakers" but I still want something I can use everyday that sounds good.
Anyway, any help you guys can offer would be great.