Here are all of my learnings that maybe of us to other newbs that come in future.
The Maximalist Setup (for me):
The process of buying a good system goes in this order:
- Speakers
- Amp
- Audio inputs
Speakers:
Learn about impedance and Ohms. Once you get this then you can decide what amp to...
The guy I bought it from was a bit of audio nerd so talked me through everything. The DAC on this is meant to be pretty solid so I'm going to run an Airport Express and line that in optically. His suggestion was to get a cheap blue ray player and stream from that. I'm all Apple. So apples it...
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Me again with a fun question.
I want to split a signal in two and drive it into a Harmon Kardon Go Play II and then into a Polk DSW PRO 440wi Sub for the bass. Just like having a sub ready to jack into for that extra lower end kick.
The gear:
HK GO Play - input 3.5mm
Polk...
If you don't need the HDMI I found second hand Harmon Kardon 3490 is pretty good. Lots of power in there with a sub out if you need.
https://www.audioholics.com/av-receiver-reviews/hk-3490
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I went to collect the Integra Amplifier dtr-7.8 for $150 AUD. When I arrived I tried out the remote and it wasn't working. 10minutes later we gave up and he pulled out another Amp. A Pioneer VSX-519V-K so I just gave him $80 and went on my way. Got it home, plugged it all up with...
Wild price hike. Yeah, I'm going look into getting a standard ChromeCast and connecting via HDMI. I run full Apple Ecosystem so there is also the option of a cheap old Apple TV with optical out or an Airport Express. I'll look into that first.
Yeah - about $70 for one of these - Airport Express...