I have a Bryston DAC3, which has 4 HDMI inputs. It is a great DAC, so I would get a “traditional “ integrated amp (no included DAC) and then you are set.
2.1 system needs 3 HDMI inputs??
Moving to a new house that won’t realistically have option for surrounds in the living room and looking for advice. My current multichannel system will be moving to the basement, but I still want decent sound quality in the main living space. Initially I was interested in switching from an AVR to an integrated amp, but can’t find one with multiple HDMI inputs. The family regularly uses a cable box, Roku, and occasionally a Blu-ray player along with streaming audio. Best I can tell that leaves me 4 options and wanted feedback from the forum about the pluses and minuses of each:
1) an integrated amp with 3+ HDMI inputs and 4K pass through that I’m not sure exists... if it does exist, I’m guessing it’s costly.
2) run extra HDMI cables in the walls to use the TV as the HDMI switcher for all sources and then another HDMI on the eARC channel back to an integrated amp...but I’m not sure the effect that running everything through the TV would have on audio quality plus hate getting into the crawl space to run 3 additional cables and enlarge the holes (previous owner left a single cable in place at my request from the AVR they had)
3) a cheap AVR with R & L preouts connected to a better amp than the AVR would have built in...gets me solid amp but AVR quality preamp (and cheap AVR at that initially).
4) a separate box HDMI switcher (3+ in, 2 out) that works with our harmony hub and connected to an integrated amp... again not sure how good these are since I’ve never looked into them before or if lip sync issues would be possible to avoid.
Your suggestions, experiences, and advice are much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
1) an integrated amp with 3+ HDMI inputs and 4K pass through that I’m not sure exists... if it does exist, I’m guessing it’s costly.
2) run extra HDMI cables in the walls to use the TV as the HDMI switcher for all sources and then another HDMI on the eARC channel back to an integrated amp...but I’m not sure the effect that running everything through the TV would have on audio quality plus hate getting into the crawl space to run 3 additional cables and enlarge the holes (previous owner left a single cable in place at my request from the AVR they had)
3) a cheap AVR with R & L preouts connected to a better amp than the AVR would have built in...gets me solid amp but AVR quality preamp (and cheap AVR at that initially).
4) a separate box HDMI switcher (3+ in, 2 out) that works with our harmony hub and connected to an integrated amp... again not sure how good these are since I’ve never looked into them before or if lip sync issues would be possible to avoid.
Your suggestions, experiences, and advice are much appreciated. Thanks in advance.