Hello all, new user here, general AV newbie too so please go easy on me, and hi!
A brief introduction:
I currently have an Onkyo HT-R548 receiver/5.1 package which I use in my living room for home cinema usage. Obviously, this isn't very good for playing music, and I'm looking to add a turntable to the room (Rega RP1 or Pro-ject Debut Carbon)
Ideally I'd like to get a good pair of bookshelf speakers and use them as the front speakers of my 5.1 AND as stereo for the turntable. As far as I can see, I can get a good phono pre-amp and pass this through the AV receiver, which has a speaker set A/B selector functionality. Or I could get a completely separate amplifier and do some kind of switching between inputs to the speakers?
The essence of my question is, would my entry level amplifier negate the benefit of getting a good phono pre-amp, and therefore should I connect my soon-to-be-new turntable to speakers in some other way?
Thanks in advance!
A brief introduction:
I currently have an Onkyo HT-R548 receiver/5.1 package which I use in my living room for home cinema usage. Obviously, this isn't very good for playing music, and I'm looking to add a turntable to the room (Rega RP1 or Pro-ject Debut Carbon)
Ideally I'd like to get a good pair of bookshelf speakers and use them as the front speakers of my 5.1 AND as stereo for the turntable. As far as I can see, I can get a good phono pre-amp and pass this through the AV receiver, which has a speaker set A/B selector functionality. Or I could get a completely separate amplifier and do some kind of switching between inputs to the speakers?
The essence of my question is, would my entry level amplifier negate the benefit of getting a good phono pre-amp, and therefore should I connect my soon-to-be-new turntable to speakers in some other way?
Thanks in advance!