Recommended receiver for HT

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

Hello dbphd,

     Wow!  For a guy just getting into class D amplification, you have good taste, good knowledge and don't mess around.
     It looks like you'll soon have everything you'll need for a high quality, stream lined  6.4 surround system that will likely all consume less electricity than one of your former JC-1 mono amps.  Careful, Montecito may soon be awarding you their 'Green Homeowner of the Year Award' in a landslide vote.  Ironic, the award is actually a bronzed JC-1 mono-block with an etched inscription plate.
    But I'm a little confused.  You listed a lineup for HT and a lineup for music, are you creating one large system for both HT and music in one room or are you going to have a different room for each?  I recall you mentioning a 100" video projection setup, too.


Tim

Tim,

Both setups are in the same rack in the media room, but share no connections.
  
Our living room has a music setup comprised of a microRendu/Ayre Codex combination that sources files from Roon, and an Ayre A7e integrated amp (remotely selectable inputs but no preamp) driving KEF LS50s, a small setup with excellent sound.

As you may know, the small town of Montecito has more than its share of celebrities to honor.

db

Hello dbphd,

     Oh, great!  You're soon to be another famous resident and you'll be known as 'The Green Amp Old Man of Montecito'.  I can't wait.

     Okay, your post clears things up for me, thanks.

     Now I'm thinking about how to best configure and setup all your very good equipment for optimum performance and ease of use. I just have a couple questions: 

1.  Wouldn't you rather use your KEF Ref 1s for both your music main speakers and as your L+R front main speakers for HT?  I know a good and safe method to do this if you'd prefer to.  You'd still be able to use your KEF LS50s as side and rear surround speakers.

2.  Do you have a plan on how to setup your system so you can utilize your soon to exist 4-sub distributed bass array system, either with or without one or more of your SMS-1 bass manager units, for both music and HT?

     Also, I wanted to answer a question you asked before about how much heat the NAD amps give off.  If they're anything like my class D amps, they won't get warmer than luke-warm.
  

Thanks,
   Tim

Tim,

1. That’s the setup I moved away from with the Parasound preamp and amps. The Ayre preamp and amp drive the KEF Ref 1s. I don’t want to use them to watch TV, so the HT and music setups are separate. How can you connect two amps to one speaker?

2. I have a plan, but the HGS-15s have yet to be repaired.

The NAD C 328 I’m using now for TV stays cool to the touch.

db