Recommended receiver for HT

Tim,

I'm not certain Cox TV is only 2 channel.  I've been taking HDMI directly to the projector and RCA to either an Audio Engine 2+ or NAD C 328.  With DirecTV I took HDMI to an Oppo that split it into 7.1 audio and video HDMI outputs.  I'll reinstall the Oppo 205 when I install the M22. and use the Parasound A23s for surround until I get 4 channels of Class D amplification.

I felt like an energy scofflaw running a Bryston SP3. Oppo 205, Parasound JC 2 BP, 3 JC 1 monoblocks, and 2 A 23s to watch TV, but in my zeal to downsize I may have thrown out the baby with the bath water.

db

Hello dbphd,

     Here's a Cox cable site that explains how to get surround sound audio connected.  It looks like you'll need to set your cable box to "Dolby Digital" and follow the instructions to feed the surround audio signal to your Oppo 205.

https://www.cox.com/residential/support/audio-settings.html

     "I felt like an energy scofflaw running a Bryston SP3. Oppo 205, Parasound JC 2 BP, 3 JC 1 monoblocks, and 2 A 23s to watch TV, but in my zeal to downsize I may have thrown out the baby with the bath water."

     Hah!  So, it's you causing all this global warming?, way to go.  I was just going to lookup how little power the M22 consumes and I discovered there's a version 1 and a version 2 of this amp.  Wonder which version you bought?  You may want to research the differences to see if any you want are on the version you bought.


Tim

Tim,

We live in Montecito, a small town adjacent to Santa Barbara , where combating global warming is taken very seriouosly.  

From the photo used for the listing it appears to be a later version M22 with multiple screened ventilation ports in the top rather than louvers.  Makes me wonder how hot the thing runs.

db 

Hello dbphd,

     Montecito?  Very nice.  Beautiful area!

     I'm glad you bought the latest V2 model of the M22,  I actually don't know the changes from V1 units but think you're most likely better off with a V2 since their performance was probably significantly improved if they caused a version update.
     Your neighbors will also be very proud of your small but cumulative effort to combat global warming.  Congratulations.


Tim
  

 

I ordered a pair of NAD C 268s to replace the Parasound A 23s for driving KEF LS50s side and rear surrounds. So the lineup for HT will be Cox TV, Oppo 205, NAD M22 and C 268 driving 6 LS50s, and pairs of Velodyne HGS-15s and 10s with SMS-1 bass manager. For music it's Ayre DX-5 DSD disc player, QX-5/20 digital hub, KX-5/20 preamp and VX-5/20 amp driving KEF Ref 1s.

db