I am using Emerald Physics CS 2.3 loudspeakers. They were to be bi-amped with a passive crossover for mids and highs. I replaced the Behringer digital crossover and EQ with a miniDSP. The miniDSP has more processing power and so I tri-amp the speakers now. I use a custom made tube amplifier for the midrange and SimAudio solid state multi-channel amplifier for the bass and highs. My budget is around $2500. I don’t mind purchasing used. I have read that Dirac Live is one of the best room correction programs available. The Emotiva XMC-1 is an option due to its digital out and it is a small fee for the full Dirac Live version. Just a thought. My experience with a Lexicon MC12B, Theta CB II, Meridian 861 V4 with analog outs, Krell S-1000, and Halcro SSP 100 have demonstrated that room correction is important. I actually prefer the Marantz 7701 because of this. Newer products from the higher end pre/pros I had now often have better room correction but are now beyond my price range. I wish I could afford a Theta CB IV with full version of Dirac Live but that isn’t an option at the moment.
HT Pre\pro with digital out
I am currently using a Marantz 7701 as a pre/pro. I also tri-amplify my speakers and use a MiniDSP as an active crossover and for EQ. I feel it is redundant to have the signal sent out of my pre/pro in analog only to be converted to digital to apply filters and crossovers to then be converted back to analog to travel to amplifiers. I am looking for suggestions on a different pre/pro that has a digital out so the signal will only be converted once from digital to analog instead of twice.
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