@kota1 So something like this: https://www.rotel.com/en-gb/product/rmb-1506
If listening to stereo music meant for 2 channels and not movies, is it ok to have the center speaker connected too?
Marantz pm8006 vs Denon PMA-1700NE for combined home theatre and music room
Hi everyone,
I am looking at how I can combine stereo and surround sound in one AV system so I can switch between music and movies.
I have a Denon x3800h driving a 5.1.4 Atmos setup. I also have another room with some ceiling speakers that I want to drive from this room and will be used only for music.
I was thinking of using the x3800h for my Center Speaker, Surrounds and 4 Height Speakers. I was then thinking of running the fronts via pre-out to another amplifier which has a main-in/HT-bypass to drive the fronts whilst watching movies. If connected via a main-in, it converts the stereo amplifier into a power amp only with the Denon x3800 having full control over volume etc...
When listening to music, I have a Wiim Pro that would connect either direct to the stereo amplifier or via an outboard DAC and drive the fronts and/or a second zone in the other room.
Based on the above requirements I was looking for a stereo amplifier with both a main-in/HT-bypass and supports 2 speakers zones.
Via this very useful site, http://audiophile.no/en/articles-tests-reviews/item/426-amplifiers-with-processor-input I have narrowed my options down to The Marantz PM8006 and the Denon PMA-1700NE.
Does anyone have an opinion on which would be best to provide good sound to my fronts for home theatre as well as good sound for music?
Thanks
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@kota1 I've got the Fyne Audio 500 home theatre pack. I love Fyne Audio. I've got the 501SP speakers in my dedicated music room. They're great. So for the home theatre I have: 2x F501 (L+R), 1x F500C (Center), 2x F500 (Surrounds), 1x F3-12 (Sub) and 4x FA500iC (heights). Id like to have the option for playing the same music in this room to another but perhaps I'm over engineering it. I could just have a Wiim Pro connected to the Denon x3800H and then buy a cheap amp to serve the other room with another Wiim Pro connected to that. Do you think the Fyne Audio speakers would benefit from a power amp in addition to the Denon or do you think the Denon would suffice for both movies and music? Thanks for your advice.
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Is your higher priority HT or 2-channel? If the latter I think you’ll be fine running the center channel from the Denon. For the stereo amp I’d recommend this Yamaha that’s at a higher level than the ones you listed and can be had at a steep discount here… It has a HT bypass (they call it “Main In”) so when you hook the front L/R preouts from the Denon into the Main In on the Yammy the amp’s volume control is fixed so when playing HT the Denon controls the volume. Conversely when you choose an input from a stereo source the Denon is completely out of the signal path and only the integrated amp is active. I used this type of setup for years until I got a dedicated listening room and it really works great. Hope this helps, and best of luck. |
Buy a second Wiim Pro and hook that one up to the Denon for the second zone.
NO!!!! Absolutely not. You do NOT want to use the Denon for music unless 2-channel is not important, and I think your Fyne speakers deserve better. The beauty of the setup I described above is that the Denon is COMPLETELY out of the signal path for stereo, which is what you want. The amps in the AVR are subpar and its preamp section is even worse and will kill your stereo sound quality. If you care about 2-channel in this system go with the setup I listed above.
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