I enjoy films and music in Stereo (PC -> DAC -> Rotel Amp -> ATC SCM20). I am aware that in my current setup where surround is downmixed, I'm losing the LFE channel. Furthermore, I am not currently running any sort of room correction. Finally, my partner is tired of fiddling with the PC to watch anything so I intend to get a media streamer with a friendly UI.
I would like to start out with a 2.1 system with dual subs. Some may cal that 2.2 although not looking for an argument in semantics. I may possibly add more speakers in future but setup doesn't have to be future proof.
Issue is that for my lowish budget (without counting subs/speakers) I can't find an AVR that measures well and has decent multi-sub room correction.
My proposed solution is:
Apple TV 4K-> miniDSP NanoAVR HDA, 4 channels out-> Multichannel Analog Pre-amp -> Power Amp/Speakers & Powered Subs.
My questions are:
-Is this crazy? Am I missing something obvious here?
-Anyone have any experience with this kind of setup or alternatives?
The other route is getting a Denon AVR-X3500H and call it a day until my budget increases, however using REW with miniDSP seems more fun than an Audyssey setup, and Denons don't seem to measure well from the reviews in this forum.
I would like to start out with a 2.1 system with dual subs. Some may cal that 2.2 although not looking for an argument in semantics. I may possibly add more speakers in future but setup doesn't have to be future proof.
Issue is that for my lowish budget (without counting subs/speakers) I can't find an AVR that measures well and has decent multi-sub room correction.
My proposed solution is:
Apple TV 4K-> miniDSP NanoAVR HDA, 4 channels out-> Multichannel Analog Pre-amp -> Power Amp/Speakers & Powered Subs.
My questions are:
-Is this crazy? Am I missing something obvious here?
-Anyone have any experience with this kind of setup or alternatives?
The other route is getting a Denon AVR-X3500H and call it a day until my budget increases, however using REW with miniDSP seems more fun than an Audyssey setup, and Denons don't seem to measure well from the reviews in this forum.