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Need help matching equipment

I'm in the process of setting a empty bedroom 12X15, as a listening room for some gear I have around the house. This will be my main listening area.I want to leave some of the gear in the family room. The speakers I plan on leaving in the family room are a pair of Swan Divas 5.1, mainly because of their spouse friendly appearance. I plan on using my Apogee Centaures in my listening area. Heres the delima. I have two amps Dynaco st70, and a NAD 2600.Three preamp Adcom gtp450, Emotiva usp1 and Dynaco pas 3. 1 sub velodyn hgs12.two cd players Emotiva erc1 and Arcam dv27a dvd player thats a great cd player. I would like advice on what amp and preamp should I match with my Apogees,what cd player and which system to use the sub on. I also plan on moving my Kenwood turntable to my new listening area.
ddan6815
ddan6815 OP
30 posts
 
I guess to make it a bit simplier, what I really need to know is, which amp will mate better with Apogees, and which one for the Diva 5.1?
donjr
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I think this sounds like a nice project for you to figure out on your own and post your feedback. That would help people out in the future. We would learn a lot. You would learn a lot. I'm not trying to come across as a jerk but you're in a pretty good situation with all that gear.
ddan6815 OP
30 posts
 
I guess you're right. No offense taken. I think the only reason I asked for opinions is that It appears that a lot of the members here know a lot more than I do when it comes to speaker specifications, and are more experienced than I am when it comes to matching equipment based on specs. I know the Apogees are 6 or 4 ohm speakers, while the Divas are 8 ohm. It would appear to me that the higher wattage NAD amp would be a better fit for the lower ohm speakers, and the 35 watt per channel Tube amp would be a better fit for the Divas. I'm sure there are other factors involved, that I know nothing about. I will however try out both, and post my findings....Thanks
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