Just watched the 'adding hi-fi to home cinema' video - interesting, especially as I am musing on how to get better two-channel replay in my lounge where my home cinema set-up currently lives. I have a Sony STR-DA2400ES AV receiver driving a 5.1 Quad L-ite but have swapped the fronts out for my Quad 11L2s precisely with stereo replay in mind. I am now thinking of replacing my c1992 Marantz CD52MkII (a once-upon-a-time What Hi-fi Product of the Year!) with a Marantz SA-KI Pearl Lite (now under £700 and I find the SACD possibilities - I listen to a lot of classical, which is the one genre it seems where new SACDs are regularly being issued - as well as the iPod connection and other digital imputs particularly appealing). The question is - how to make sure its abilities are not totally wasted?
The video shows how to incorporate a stereo integrated amplifier, but I was wondering whether connecting a two-channel power amplifier to the Sony's front left-right pre-outs would be a better idea (and using the Sony's pre-amp stage when listening in stereo) and if so, what models I should be looking at.
Secondly, given that an amplifier purchase would have to wait, should I in the mean-time use the extra two channels of amplification (the Sony is 7.1-capable) to bi-amp my front speakers?
Any thoughts?
The video shows how to incorporate a stereo integrated amplifier, but I was wondering whether connecting a two-channel power amplifier to the Sony's front left-right pre-outs would be a better idea (and using the Sony's pre-amp stage when listening in stereo) and if so, what models I should be looking at.
Secondly, given that an amplifier purchase would have to wait, should I in the mean-time use the extra two channels of amplification (the Sony is 7.1-capable) to bi-amp my front speakers?
Any thoughts?