integrated amps with pre outs

[audioaddict]

A friend has asked me to find out if adding a power amp to an integrated with preouts means that the integrated can just be used as a pre amp with out the need for bi amping..........ive had pre power amps in the past but never used an integrated as a pre amp, so i couldnt give him an immediate answer..........i knew someone on here could help...........thanks guys

 

[jmjones]

Title says it all. It's possible.

 

[MeanandGreen]

Any integrated with pre in/outs can be used as either a separate pre amp or a power amp.

 

[Gaz37]

I use a NAD 3020 as a pre amp & a 3130 as a power amp.

Both are integrateds

 

[audioaddict]

thanks guys.........it is actually a nad amp he wants to add the power to, but i,m not sure whichmodel numbers

 

[Blacksabbath25]

I have pre outs on my amp if I wanted to by amp do you need the same amping power as my marantz pm8005 as I still got my pm6005 I no its not got the same power as the 8005 ? As marantz do not make a power amp unless I am thinking wrong on the power amp side of things. But interested in give it a go as I have never done by amping before

 

[gasolin]

I have pre outs on my amp if I wanted to by amp do you need the same amping power as my marantz pm8005 as I still got my pm6005 I no its not got the same power as the 8005 ? As marantz do not make a power amp unless I am thinking wrong on the power amp side of things. But interested in give it a go as I have never done by amping before

They do make power amps

http://www.marantz.co.uk/uk/products/pages/productdetails.aspx?catid=hometheatre&subcatid=avamplifier&productid=mm7025

 

[Blacksabbath25]

I have pre outs on my amp if I wanted to by amp do you need the same amping power as my marantz pm8005 as I still got my pm6005 I no its not got the same power as the 8005 ? As marantz do not make a power amp unless I am thinking wrong on the power amp side of things. But interested in give it a go as I have never done by amping before

They do make power amps

http://www.marantz.co.uk/uk/products/pages/productdetails.aspx?catid=hometheatre&subcatid=avamplifier&productid=mm7025

. Ok thank you I see them but a bit confused why do they say AV power amps for are they meant for home cinema use only

 

[audioaddict]

i thought the 8005 has a power amp facility on it , though not sure how it works

 

[plastic penguin]

A friend has asked me to find out if adding a power amp to an integrated with preouts means that the integrated can just be used as a pre amp with out the need for bi amping..........ive had pre power amps in the past but never used an integrated as a pre amp, so i couldnt give him an immediate answer..........i knew someone on here could help...........thanks guys

Only just noticed this thread.

Yes, you can bi-amp pretty much any power amp to any integrated. When I had my Arcam I toyed with the notion of using P80 - Mrs. P wasn't keen as it was adding another box.

Wherever possible try and use the same make power amp that matches the integrated. Always good to have matching aesthetics and a common remote. Also when bi-amping you'll need to bi-wire the speakers to make the most of it.

 

[chebby]

Yes, you can bi-amp pretty much any power amp to any integrated.

Bi-amping not required apparently ...

"A friend has asked me to find out if adding a power amp to an integrated with preouts means that the integrated can just be used as a pre amp with out the need for bi amping ..."