Anyone using a NAD stereo amp connected to a AV receiver using the receiver's pre-outs to the NAD's main-in inputs? If so, maybe you can share your wisdom on how to get this to work.
I bought a NAD C356 stereo amp a couple of days ago, hoping to increase the quality of my hi-fi sound over that which I have with my old setup. My old set-up is a Denon 1908 AV receiver to B&W speakers, 685s as the front left and right, using a Squeezebox (via DACMagic) to stream FLAC files from my computer. My idea, having read the forums, was to connect the Denon to the NAD using pre-out to the NAD's main-in, and then run my music via the NAD, and films and TV via the Denon/NAD combo. Woila - better sound for my music and a relatively easy connection - or so I thought.
It turns out connecting the Denon to the NAD that way means removing a funny little metal link connecting "pre-out2" with "main-in" on the back of the NAD. This turns the NAD into a power-amp - taking the line-in feed from the Denon. So far so good. However, what this means in reality is that the NAD will NOT accept any other inputs than the Denon into main-in. Meaning it is NOT possible in this configuration to connect my Squeezebox/DACMagic to the NAD. Instead, I have to still run the SQ/DM via the Denon. Surely this defeats the purpose and doesn't give much if any sound improvement.
Please correct me if I am wrong here, or if anyone has any other ideas on how to make this integration work.
See page 8 on the NAD user manual for a visual on the rear of the amp:
http://nadelectronics.com/content/100902145700-C356BEE_eng_OM_v09.pdf
Craig
PS
1) I've tried running Denon pre-out to an input on the NAD without using the main-in - it doesn't work
2) Other alternatives that go in the
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category are - a) not connecting the amps and just swapping the speaker cables between the amps depending on music or films, and b) pulling out the connecting cable and replacing the little metal link when playing music, and putting it back when playing films / watching TV :-(
I bought a NAD C356 stereo amp a couple of days ago, hoping to increase the quality of my hi-fi sound over that which I have with my old setup. My old set-up is a Denon 1908 AV receiver to B&W speakers, 685s as the front left and right, using a Squeezebox (via DACMagic) to stream FLAC files from my computer. My idea, having read the forums, was to connect the Denon to the NAD using pre-out to the NAD's main-in, and then run my music via the NAD, and films and TV via the Denon/NAD combo. Woila - better sound for my music and a relatively easy connection - or so I thought.
It turns out connecting the Denon to the NAD that way means removing a funny little metal link connecting "pre-out2" with "main-in" on the back of the NAD. This turns the NAD into a power-amp - taking the line-in feed from the Denon. So far so good. However, what this means in reality is that the NAD will NOT accept any other inputs than the Denon into main-in. Meaning it is NOT possible in this configuration to connect my Squeezebox/DACMagic to the NAD. Instead, I have to still run the SQ/DM via the Denon. Surely this defeats the purpose and doesn't give much if any sound improvement.
Please correct me if I am wrong here, or if anyone has any other ideas on how to make this integration work.
See page 8 on the NAD user manual for a visual on the rear of the amp:
http://nadelectronics.com/content/100902145700-C356BEE_eng_OM_v09.pdf
Craig
PS
1) I've tried running Denon pre-out to an input on the NAD without using the main-in - it doesn't work
2) Other alternatives that go in the
EDITED BY MODS - please moderate your langauge
category are - a) not connecting the amps and just swapping the speaker cables between the amps depending on music or films, and b) pulling out the connecting cable and replacing the little metal link when playing music, and putting it back when playing films / watching TV :-(