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Need setup help - MyTek Manhattan II and Subs
I just received my new MyTek Manhattan II, which I’ll be using as a preamp, DAC, and network streamer for music.
My other components are:
KEF R11s
KEF surrounds for full Atmos
Dual custom Deep Sea Sound Subs
Marantz SR7012 AVR
Parasound A21+
I know the MII has a home theater bypass so I can connect the L/R RCA preouts to the MII and then run XLR out to the Parasound. The subs are connected to the Marantz via RCA. This should work for movies.
However, I hadn’t thought about how to integrate the subs when using the MII as a preamp, DAC, and source for streaming music? This has to be possible, right? What am I missing?
My other components are:
KEF R11s
KEF surrounds for full Atmos
Dual custom Deep Sea Sound Subs
Marantz SR7012 AVR
Parasound A21+
I know the MII has a home theater bypass so I can connect the L/R RCA preouts to the MII and then run XLR out to the Parasound. The subs are connected to the Marantz via RCA. This should work for movies.
However, I hadn’t thought about how to integrate the subs when using the MII as a preamp, DAC, and source for streaming music? This has to be possible, right? What am I missing?
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Woof, I hope not! I don’t know that I can stomach another $3K so soon after this purchase... in doing some further research, the Parasound has a “loop out” on the back and the manual says it can be used for powered subwoofers. My Deep Sea Sound subs use SpeakerPower plate amps that have controls like this: https://www.speakerpower.net/store/p28/SP1-4000-HT_Subwoofer_Plate_Amplifier.html It has controls for LF Adjust and Crossover crossover point, so could I run the loop out of the Parasound and set the crossover on the subs? |
You can give it a try and see what you think. It’s great that it has a "delay" setting (which I take to be a more honest name for the "phase" control on many subs, and which is needed to get best results). I’ve had best results high passing the mains *and* low-passing the subs, but I’ve had many audiophiles say that was overkill. Still other say they used to think it was overkill, then tried it and won't go back. |