To summarize in case someone is jumping on this thread and hasn't read the prior posts. I'm building an active/passive 3 way speaker. Tweet and mid have a passive crossover already built. The crossover between the bass driver and mid will be active. This brings me to needing 4 channels of amplification. I have the Dayton DSP408 for setting up the active crossover and applying PEQ. I'll be using REW and the UMM-6 USB mic.
I've lately been relegated to a few hours each week working on the speakers but they are coming along. Today I was able to get one of the baffles glued on. I think a week from now the speaker cabinets will be assembled and I'll be working on finishing them. I plan on painting them white and possibly have my artisticly talented daughters customize them. Currently my goal is to have the speakers completed and everything working no later than Dec 1st. I might possibly hold out on electronic purchases until Black Friday or Cyber Monday.
In my evening spare time, I've been looking at equipment to power the system. I keep going in circles of what would be a good match.
Yamaha has some good offerings with the R-N803 or R-N602, maybe even the R-N303 as a pre/pro. Marantz has the NR1200. I was thinking Emotiva at one point but I've read some comments here lately on other threads making me second guess the brand. Outlaw is certainly in the mix for my bass modules with their 2220 monoblocks. I'm hoping to get in to the amps/pre-pro or receiver/ and record player for about $2000.
A stereo receiver is simpler with 2 channels of application built in but I have the external dsp so I feel like I'd be leaving performance on the table not running all 4 channels through the dsp. I've thought about a less powerful stereo receiver with preouts to use as a pre/pro and then buy 4 channels of amplication. My concern with that thought is that the electronics being overall inferior to a more capable receiver so net gain in SQ might not be as good?
Sources of music will be iPhone, streaming, and records. I might get a CD player down the line since I still have a decent number of CD's.
What are your must have features for a good stereo receiver or pre-pro? If you have any suggestions for pre/pro amp combo's, etc I'd be glad to hear them.
Test fitting the drivers today before gluing down the baffle.