Question on amps

sageleo

I'm thinking about buying an Outlaw m2200 amp would it be better to get 2 for the front l/r or just one for right now and use it for the center? also I was just on outlaws website and this may be stupid but on the back there is a switch and u can have it at 12 volt trigger or music what is the difference?
thanks

Ricardo

Those are the "auto on" options; 12v if your AVr/pre has a 12V trigger out; you connect it to the amp 12v in and every time yu turn on your AVR/pre the amp turns on. Music will make the amp turn on anytime it gets a signal from the AVR/pre (via RCA cables).

Oh...and get two of them

sageleo

So it would be best to get two and use them for my fronts and not have one for my center channel?

Bill Ayotte

I'd get two now and get the third one later.......Make the mains sing, then go from there.

Ricardo

Well, it would help to know what speakers/gear you have.....but normally if you have to choose people wil go with L/R, which gives you the power not only for HT but also for stereo listening. It is true that the center gets a great deal of the signal for multichannel movies....but I don't know anyone that has only an amp for the center.

sageleo

my current setup is h/k avr 245, polk audio monitor 40's fronts, cs1 center, monitor 30 for surrounds, velodyne vrp1000 sub. Just startin out

sageleo

Also what is the difference between the m2200 and the m200?

Ricardo

I'm not sure what changes between the old M200 and the new M2200. Both are 200WPC.

Looking at your setup, I wonder why you are looking into amps; I'm not saying that more power can't get you some improvement....but your receiver should be giving enough juice for your speakers; is there anything in particular you're looking for/don't like?

cfrizz

I think the M2200 has balanced outputs. I would get them for the 2 mains at least. Although the more you buy, they give you a discount.

Get them regardless of the Polk line, you will always be able to use them when you upgrade other equipment. More power is always good!:D Be sure to let us know what you hear for differences.

zombie boy 2000

Sage...
What is it about your current set-up that you are unsatisfied with? 200wpc is by no means a prerequisite to make the Monitor 40's sing. In fact, your HK should pretty much have them 95% of the way there.

Ricardo

cfrizz wrote: »

I think the M2200 has balanced outputs. I would get them for the 2 mains at least. Although the more you buy, they give you a discount.

Get them regardless of the Polk line, you will always be able to use them when you upgrade other equipment. More power is always good!:D Be sure to let us know what you hear for differences.

cfrizz: I disagree; I would not recommend purchasing amps without getting more info....I doubt he'll be able to tell any difference with his current AVR/speakers (except for a reduced bank account )

sageleo: Are you actually planning to upgrade your speakers? More importantly, what is it you don't like about your current setup? What about the rest of your gear (DVD player, etc??). If you just have the upgrade bug and the money, best would be to find the weakest link and work on that.

cfrizz

I knew everyone would disagree with me.:D You "doubt" that he will hear a difference, but you don't know for sure. What is the basis for not wanting him to try it out to see if there IS a difference?

If he came on wanting to try tubes, you guys would be falling all over yourselves encouraging him. As far as I'm concerned this is no different.

He won't be out a lot of money, he can always use them with future upgrades, & he can always sell them here or elsewhere if he decides to get rid of them.

HTrookie wrote: »

cfrizz: I disagree; I would not recommend purchasing amps without getting more info....I doubt he'll be able to tell any difference with his current AVR/speakers (except for a reduced bank account )

sageleo: Are you actually planning to upgrade your speakers? More importantly, what is it you don't like about your current setup? What about the rest of your gear (DVD player, etc??). If you just have the upgrade bug and the money, best would be to find the weakest link and work on that.

Ricardo

cfrizz wrote: »

You "doubt" that he will hear a difference, but you don't know for sure. What is the basis for not wanting him to try it out to see if there IS a difference?

You don't know for sure if he WILL hear a difference either, and the basis for not recommending is that I don't like to tell people to spend their money without knowing what they are really after. I would wait to understand better what he's looking for.

engtaz

I have Adcom 555II for left right and Outlaw M200 for center and surround. Center speaker has Monitor 5's in parallel.

Ricardo

engtaz wrote: »

I have Adcom 555II for left right and Outlaw M200 for center and surround. Center speaker has Monitor 5's in parallel.

Ok; and your point is?

engtaz

The 1 on my head.
and I misread the statement "but I don't know anyone that has only an amp for the center."

sageleo

to be honest with u I have upgraditis, and someday hopefully soon I will be upgrading my speakers, sub, and buy a power amp. Since money isn't as abudent I would like I'm gonna have to do it in stages. I just thought that since my avr is only 50 wpc and my speakers can handle more maybe a power amp wouldn't be such a bad idea.
As for my other gear I have a mitsubishi 52" dlp xbox 360, samsung hd860 upconverting dvd player. I personally think my weakest link is in my sub but my wife is putting a restriction on how much I can spend on my current upgrade whatever it is. I did see rti6's on ebay for 215.00 bin would that be a decent upgrade over the monitor 40's and how would they sound with my M 30's as surround?

Sherardp

OUtlaw monoblocks are good amps, wait until you start seeing your stack grow from 2 to 5 or 7 for that matter.

cfrizz

Well since you are planning to upgrade your speakers, by all means get the amps now so that it is one less thing you have to buy later on & your Monitor 40's will most likely benefit with the increase now!