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In Reply to: Processor possibilities... posted by jbc on March 16, 2003 at 08:07:00:
Getting a seperate preamp for the center is needlessly complicated. In a HT system, sound takes a back seat to picture. Basically you want a HT system that does NOT affect 2 channel sound quality, and has decent sound. Thus my suggestion, processor/ 3 channel amp will work fine (that is what I use). Also, with a reciever, you could use it to power the centre and rears and use the PRE AMP Outs to go to your 2 channel preamp. The main thing is to try and keep it simple. The more electronics you put in, the worse it will sound.
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Hi Estes:Thanks for the feedback. I actually made a typo - the LK85 is a power amp - not a pre-amp... and, yes, I agree with you, a separate pre-amp for the center channel would be a waste.
I think what I'll try first is the Arcam receiver. It's one of the few HT receivers I've found that can provide enough current for a 4 ohm speaker, and it doesn't sound too strained doing it. Of course, it would have more than enough juice for the surrounds.
If, at that point, I find that the center channel sounds strained, then I can chuck in an LK85 power amp to power the center. Though, I strongly suspect, once I have the 5-channels, I'll decide enough is enough, and I'll focus my efforts once again on 2-channel sound.
There. That makes sense.
Cheers,
JBC
Okely Dokey! If you set the centre for "small" (i.e., nothing below 50 Hz) I don't think you will overload a decent center speaker. The Arcam will be quite good and I am sure you will be happy.
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