you can’t funnel any sound from your ht system thru this magical box. Seems kinda sad. I can do a stereo signal in my avr from wherever, but this probably ain’t the same.
Its still ruining the sound merely having the thing in the same room.
With due respect, I suggest that musical enjoyment is not ruined by an AVR but rather by this type of attitude.
Besides, it's pretty easy. There are great preamps with HT bypass as mentioned above.
My gear doesn't have that, but it does have balanced XLR outs - I use a preamp and a separate HT pre/pro (no amp stage). I built a Neutrik connector patch bay and it works perfectly well and is basically the same as throwing a switch, probably better. Amps get the signal from the patch bay to their XLR inputs.
The patch bay does more than this too - you can switch signals to different amps, easily patch in a piece of visitor gear, or whatever. But of course that makes my listening room look more like a pro audio studio than a Temple to Sound.
It's pretty simple really, AVR's suck for 2 channel audio! They were designed for multi channel surround sound, and that's the domain that they should stay in. If you desire quality 2 channel sound, then you will need to open your wallet. Anything else is just a compromise.
There's plenty of products known to improve sound merely being plugged into an outlet. So we know for a fact things plugged in can affect the sound quality of other things that are plugged in. You seem to think this is a one-way street. That things connected to the grid cannot harm sound quality.
"Oh, he can. For sure. Probably does. So what? Its still ruining the sound merely having the thing in the same room. People probably think I’m kidding, or exaggerating. I am not. I tried all this stuff, and with much better processors than any avr! HT is a wasteland. Guaranteed to bring down any system, any price, even just being in the room and turned on. Not even necessary to connect it to anything. Its that bad."
I have a stereo pre-amp & a HT Receiver with line level outputs.
HT L/R outputs feed an input on the stereo preamp. Set stereo to fixed volume (80 dB) for HT use. Calibrate HT at that level, adjust theater volume with HT Receiver.
Millercarbon re: "The great writer Harlan Ellison, speaking of Joan Collins, said, "Her mind is a vast barren plain, across which winds play, endlessly."
I have my AVR surround system in one room and my hi end stereo system in another. The sound that comes from the hi end system has depth, air and 3 dimensionality, and the texture of the music. The AVR system thumps,and punches in a solid 2 dimensions, even though its a surround system. There is no delicacy. Some of my friends prefer the AVR system.....
Why can’t the OP use a HT processor that has analog pass through so the analog signal bypasses it’s DAC, straight to the amps?
Oh, he can. For sure. Probably does. So what? Its still ruining the sound merely having the thing in the same room. People probably think I’m kidding, or exaggerating. I am not. I tried all this stuff, and with much better processors than any avr! HT is a wasteland. Guaranteed to bring down any system, any price, even just being in the room and turned on. Not even necessary to connect it to anything. Its that bad.
The great writer Harlan Ellison, speaking of Joan Collins, said, "Her mind is a vast barren plain, across which winds play, endlessly." That’s HT.
Problem here is that you can’t achieve a high level of stereo SQ when stereo preamps and avr’s are in same system without a lot of addl operating costs and inconvenience. These two worlds don’t like to share main speakers. The world is evolving and soon avr’s and stereo preamps will have to play more nicely together. For now, this relationship is troubled. Presently, stereo enthusiasts and home theatre users don’t enjoy working together. I am a loyalist of both sides.
"Emerging" soul, where did you get stuck? May I recommend some synthetic oil or, better, taking a few more moments to compose your OP? Otherwise, it's just a time-suck.
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