Gerrardasnails:mattjax05:Gerrardasnails:mattjax05:Gerrardasnails:
As for when you listen to music, your surround amp does nothing - you could turn it off.
I should think that you would need the surround amp on if you want to use its DAC. Music source (via digita cable) > Surround Amp. Surround Amp (via pre-outs) > Stereo Amp.
Read his post again, you are getting confused. The person who said that doesn't use his receiver as a DAC.
I've read the series of quotes leading up to your comment and you're right I am confused with your comment. Are you the person who doesn't use a receiver as a DAC? The OP would though if the front pre-outs were used.
I responded to this quote with the one above. He was talking about using pre outs on his receiver to use front speakers for both stereo amp and receiver. I was saying that when listening to music, with this set up, you don't need the receiver on - I should know, I have mine set up the same. "I do this....sort of. Right, if you got a stereo amp you'd connect the surround amps front pre-outs to the stereo amp (cd input for example) you connect the front speakers to the stereo amp. You need to set the volume on the stereo amp to level you will remember like 12 o'clock then re-run the surround amps auto set up or adj yourself so that the front speakers are at the correct level for movie watching etc. Then when just listening to music you can use either amp to control the sound level. I don't use my surround amps dac for music but I would leave the surround amp at a certain level every time and use the stereo amp for sound level adjs."
I think we have our wires crossed. I was of the understanding that the OP, if he were going down the stereo amp route, would be using the receivers DAC therefore the necessity to have the receiver on when listening to music - is this right?. Of course if funds allowed him to purchase an external dac too then he would have the benefit of bypassing the receiver altogether.
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