Scott_Mac
Distinguished Member
Howdi folks,
So many threads that i gave up searching.. i have a pretty decent hifi system but with the on set of HD etc i am giving some thought to modernising and the first contender is the amp... it may well be that i don't bother and that the 5.1 outputs from a Tosh HD XE1 are ample, but still...
Anyway, i use my Naim Nait 3R as the amp for the front 2 speakers, so i only need something to do sub, centre and rears (in the life span of this product it will never require more than 5.1)
I assume the best sound you can get from HD DVD is via HDMI into the amp and then from the amp the picture is sent via HDMI to the TV? I could ideally do with a couple of HDMI inputs (possibly 3 for some future space!)
Oh and it has to be black.... something costing less than £750 or so would be nice mind as the TV needs an upgrade too, oh and i've got to pay for the other half to go to vet school!
From having a look around, it seems that the Onkyo TX-SR505E etc are getting good reviews but no mention of a preout for the Naim to work as the front amp! A jump to the SR705E provides this but at a sizeable cost... are there really so few amps with pre outs out there!?
So many threads that i gave up searching.. i have a pretty decent hifi system but with the on set of HD etc i am giving some thought to modernising and the first contender is the amp... it may well be that i don't bother and that the 5.1 outputs from a Tosh HD XE1 are ample, but still...
Anyway, i use my Naim Nait 3R as the amp for the front 2 speakers, so i only need something to do sub, centre and rears (in the life span of this product it will never require more than 5.1)
I assume the best sound you can get from HD DVD is via HDMI into the amp and then from the amp the picture is sent via HDMI to the TV? I could ideally do with a couple of HDMI inputs (possibly 3 for some future space!)
Oh and it has to be black.... something costing less than £750 or so would be nice mind as the TV needs an upgrade too, oh and i've got to pay for the other half to go to vet school!
From having a look around, it seems that the Onkyo TX-SR505E etc are getting good reviews but no mention of a preout for the Naim to work as the front amp! A jump to the SR705E provides this but at a sizeable cost... are there really so few amps with pre outs out there!?