mezzo 6 plus onkyo 606

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looking at setting up a new sound system,have already got lcd tv plus blue ray dvd.was looking at

marantz cd 6002 £200

onkyo 606 £400

m.s mezzo 6 floorstanders £500

m.s mezzo 5 centre £300

was going to start with this set up and add a sub and rears when i can save up some more cash(without the missus finding out).will be 50/50 music/movies.

two questions

is the onkyo 606 any good for music?or would you suggest a different make/model/set up

is it powerful enough to power the mezzo 6s?

total intial budget is around £1500

any feedback is much appreciated

 

[Anonymous]

i think maybe you should spend more on receiver if going for mezzo 6, maybe the onkyo 875

 

[Lost Angeles]

f you already have an amp think about a 705 and Bi-amp it. Andrew says you can't bi-amp a 606.

 

[Andrew Everard]

[quote user="Lost Angeles"]Andrew says you can't bi-amp a 606.[/quote]

No he doesn't. You can biamp the front left and right speakers in a 5.1 system with the 606, simply by reassigning the rear surround channels.

What you can't do is use the 606 in tandem with a stereo amplifier, as it doesn't have preouts for the front left and right channels.

 

[Lost Angeles]

So - what's the difference between bi-wire and bi-amp? Under what circumstances would you use bi-amping?

 

[Andrew Everard]

Biwire - separate runs of cable for the bass and treble sections of a speaker, driven from a single amp output.

Biamp - separate amplifier channels for the bass and treble sections of a speaker.

I'd use biamping in any circumstances where there are biwirable terminals on the speakers, and sufficient amp channels are available to do it.

 

[Lost Angeles]

So with Bi-amping you only use the front speakers.

 

[Andrew Everard]

No, you use all five speakers and a subwoofer, in the case of the Onkyo we already mentioned.

You just biamp the front left and right speakers by reassigning the power amps nornally used for the surround back channels

 

[Lost Angeles]

Thanks I now understand that. So can i Bi-amp my Audiolab 8000A (when i get some new speakers) as i have switched speakers terminals .

 

[Andrew Everard]

No, as the Audiolab only has two channels of amplification. But you can biwire.

To biamp with the Audiolab you'd need to add an 8000P power amp, too.

 

[Lost Angeles]

Thanks. Surround system will cost enough-not going to buy a power amp as well,