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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?


bruxesq

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mike_in_nc
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A JL Audio CR-1?
mike_in_nc
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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.
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