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In Reply to: I'd go with the Denon AVR-3803. posted by Jim Pearce on May 12, 2003 at 12:17:43:
When you use a seperate amplifier for stereo, would you use the amp as power for the front left and right during surround sound? If not, then how would you wire the front speakers so that either the amp or the receiver could power them? Just put them in parallel?
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Most current amplifiers and receivers will have 29 dB gain single-ended, so matching is not a big problem.
By the way, thanks everyone for helping out a newbie like me. I was thinking last night about this, and I was wondering how it would sound if I biamped the front two speakers by sending the receiver to the bass frequencies of the fronts, and used my NAD C350 for the high frequencies. If I used the C350 and a Rotel 1055, the power outputs would be 60 Watts and 75 Watts respectively (although these are both probably conservative ratings). Would the power difference be a big problem, or are they close enough that this would work? Thanks again.
What you really want to do is use the pre outs on the receiver to main ins on the NAD and use it on the front L/R channels. Plug your stereo sources, including the stereo outs from your 5.1 player into the NAD. Just check that your NAD has 29 dB gain and you are good to go.
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