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tyheeguy
tyheeguy Posts: 14
edited January 2010 in Electronics
so here's what i have....rti a9's for fronts..a csi a6 for a center and rti a3's for my rears. using a sony str da5400es AVR. planning on rti a5's for my side/surrounds and a dsw pro 600 as a sub. the room is 12'6" wide X 15' long. do i need a amp, how many channel should i get and what brand would be compatible?????.....new to this game and i really don't have a clue what i am doing....hoping for some input from all that have thoughts
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2010
    What you have now will provide hours of pleasure from your HT. If you are using a regular DVD player I would get a Bluray player before I even started thinking of an amp.

    If you have a BR, and are using the new sound formats, then what an external amp brings to the game is, generally speaking, more, and cleaner, power which usually results in a better, more detailed sound. Personally, I would stick with 5 channel versus 7 at this time. Equipment costs less, you need two less speakers, and you probably experience 99.9% of the surround sound effects.

    Of course, if you like the amp then you will start thinking of speaker upgrades, better inter-connects, and better speaker wire. It is a never ending process.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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