amps pre outs and all that good stuff

surfntomm
surfntomm Posts: 185
edited September 2006 in Electronics
hey i had a question. say i have a denon a/v receiver and i were to use a stereo power amp from a brand such as rotel. i wouldnt be compromising any of the fidelity of the audio signal would i by passing it through the denon's preouts in the back? also does anyone have a legit reason to use either coax or optical cables for digital audio?
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,809
    edited August 2006
    Digital audio???
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2006
    Yeah Jesse, how about answering the question and helping the poor guy, instead of busting his chops? You know exactly what he means. What would you call it?

    Surf, I prefer Coax - if no other reason than there are two less conversions made to the digital signal (to light and back).

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2006
    100% Coaxial.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited September 2006
    Waaaaaaa.........

    I cant tell the difference between the two, but then as you get older your hearing is only one of the things that goes!!!!!! But I like coax if I have to choose.

    No you wont be hurting anything by using your pre-outs, in fact its pretty much highly recommended around here.

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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited September 2006
    coaxial
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,809
    edited September 2006
    Oh snap Russ, I'll try to remember not to ask a legit question the next time. :rolleyes:

    Digital audio can refer to many types of formats these days, don't ya know and I wanted to know which one Surf was asking about.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited September 2006
    Snap?

    You aren't hip enough to use a term like that. I know you weren't drunk, just seemed like an odd post for 3am....

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited September 2006
    Having the signal pass through the denon will affect the signal. Anything you put in the path will change it so if you bought a new pre-amp (or receiver) it would sound different. Whether it sounds better or not is up to you. Denon pre and rotel amp should work pretty well.

    I'll also throw in another vote for coaxal. I prefer it simply because then I don't have to worry about bending a glass cable and possibly damaging it (and the signal). I can't really tell the difference between the two (among cables of the same quality) but I'd rather not have to convert the signal to something different for that short distance.
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  • surfntomm
    surfntomm Posts: 185
    edited September 2006
    thanks for the help guys i already bought a coax cable just wanted to make sure i made the right choice. anyone have an suggestions as to what kinda stereo amp would be best paired with rti70's and a denon avr-2106?
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited September 2006
    What do you want to spend?
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  • surfntomm
    surfntomm Posts: 185
    edited September 2006
    um well this probably wouldnt be a purchase that i would be making so anything reasonable, nothing like crazy you know. kinda stay in the same price range that reflects my gear but maybe +/- 25%
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2006
    Bang for the Buck
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited September 2006
    well how much you wanna spend? are you just looking for a 2 channel for your fronts.. or a multi-channel amp?

    good ones would be.. Rotel, B&K, Adcom, Parasound, Marantz, Niles, and Outlawa as mentioned above.. the Adcom probably being the least expensive of all of them..
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