AVR vs 2-channel amp

[lovinthehd]

It is a non issue for me, as there is no receiver that could drive my system, not enough amps as you see. 18 channels of power amps required.

An avr could act as pre-pro for whatever channels you want....if you just want to spend a bit more and use exclusively power amps, maybe the pre-pro makes it more attractive to you....but actual performance differences, meh.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

It is a non issue for me, as there is no receiver that could drive my system, not enough amps as you see. 18 channels of power amps required.

There’s a quick solution to your problem. Sell everything and just get 2 towers and a 2Ch integrated amp or receiver.

 

[lovinthehd]

k

It is a non issue for me, as there is no receiver that could drive my system, not enough amps as you see. 18 channels of power amps required.

otoh vu meters are pretty crude...might give you an idea but not always.

 

[Kingnoob]

There’s a quick solution to your problem. Sell everything and just get 2 towers and a 2Ch integrated amp or receiver.

go even fancier my dad just uses tv speakers, since he games and headphones do practically everything…
Yeah sure if you get a pricey one with room correction. Higher quality 2 towers would probably be better than Splitting the same price for 18 channels. When atmos does little .. . Not supported from any content I have .
little late they already got the 18 channels …

 

[TLS Guy]

k

otoh vu meters are pretty crude...might give you an idea but not always.

That makes no sense five of the speakers are active. Six amps for the left and right speakers, two amps for the center and four amps for the rear surrounds.

 

[Alex2507]

vu meters are pretty crude

No way! I wanna see some pic's of your gear. VU meters are ... wait, maybe you mean from a functionality point of view. Then, maybe ... fine, whatever. But to look at? Just talking about them has me taking my pants off.

There’s a quick solution to your problem. Sell everything and just get 2 towers and a 2Ch integrated amp or receiver.

You know, there's a lot to be said for that approach. I've spent lots of time and as much money as I could afford chasing multi channel music but a 2.1 rig that I live with at Home 2 is about as much fun as 5.1 in Home 1, back in condoland.

I know you're kidding. And as much as I absolutely love the AVR X7200W in Home 2 driving the 2.1 rig, an integrated 2 channel amp would be somehow cooler. You know, trimming the fat, nothing extra, nothing wasted does have a minimalist beauty. In pursuit of that dream there's a 2nd system I'm 3/4 of the way done putting together with a WiiM amp. Which reminds me, why am I babbling about it instead of making it happen?

You guys are a terrible distraction ... or are you the motivation?
Either way, thanks for bringing that up.
Pic's soon.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Six amps for the left and right speakers

Man, that’s nothing to brag about. One time I owned 2 active speakers (left and right speakers) that required 8 Amps for just 2 speakers.

Having a bunch of amps doesn’t mean your speakers will sound better.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

I know you're kidding.

Was I though?

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

an integrated 2 channel amp would be somehow cooler.

One time I bought 3 Integrated amps to produce an analog 5.1 system.

 

[m. zillch]

My understanding is that with a few super rare exceptions power level meters are sort of "perfectly accurate" in theory but not in actual practice. Most (but not all) actually measure the voltage, not the wattage, and the display numbers they show us are "translation watts" meaning what power the amp would be pushing if the speaker load were truly perfectly 8-ohm. It usually isn't though and the curve varies greatly by frequency and phase.

I've seen some meters that have a "8-ohm" and a "4-ohm" scale, which is at least a step in the right direction of acknowledging the issue, but the display can get pretty cluttered with multiple scales plus your speakers aren't actually always 4-ohms either.

 

[lovinthehd]

My understanding is that with a few super rare exceptions power level meters are sort of "perfectly accurate" in theory but not in actual practice. Most (but not all) actually measure the voltage, not the wattage, and the display numbers they show us are "translation watts" meaning what power the amp would be pushing if the speaker load were truly perfectly 8-ohm. It usually isn't though and the curve varies greatly by frequency and phase.

I've seen some meters that have a "8-ohm" and a "4-ohm" scale, which is at least a step in the right direction of acknowledging the issue, but the display can get pretty cluttered with multiple scales plus your speakers aren't actually always 4-ohms either.

This aligns with most of what I've gathered.

 

[lovinthehd]

That makes no sense five of the speakers are active. Six amps for the left and right speakers, two amps for the center and four amps for the rear surrounds.

Wasn't talking about your setup particularly. Just vu meters generally.