ralphpnj wrote: > Not all HT receivers have inferior power amp sections. Marantz HTRs all > seem to have very decent power amp sections as do the top models from > most manufacturers. It's the el cheapo receivers that have not so good > power amp sections.
Can you drive your Vandersteens with the marantz ? , I've used a mixed topology in the past driving some channels with the ht amp and some with more powerfull amps . My old Dynaudio speakers where basically low impedance 4 ohm and very inefficient they worked much better with 3 separate power amps but that was a decade ago time goes fast .... I can see it work fine in some combinations , I suspect that large B&W speakers could be a challenge too . -------------------------------------------------------------------- Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3 sub. Bedroom/Office: Boom Kitchen: Touch + powered Fostex PM0.4 Misc use: Radio (with battery) iPad1 with iPengHD & SqueezePad (in storage SB3, reciever ,controller ) server HP proliant micro server N36L with ClearOS Linux http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mnyb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4143 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=100321 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
