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Recommended receiver for HT

I plan to downsize from Bryston SP-3 processor and Parasound amps to a single receiver for HT. The speakers would be KEF T301 fronts; LS50s are side and rear; subs are pairs of Velodyne HGS-15s and HGS-10s with SMS-1 bass management. Sources are Cox TV, Ayre DX-5 DSD, and perhaps Oppo 205 or 105D. Stereo music is a separate setup. I’ve been out of the receiver market for decades, so I’m seeking recommendations for a used receiver at moderate cost.
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DB,

     So, do you have both the Ref 1s for music and the LS50s for HT and TV permanently setup near each other at the front of your room?


Tim
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I had forgotten about the need for a pass-through setting to match the levels of front LR and surrounds, but it turns out the Ayre KX-5 does that nicely, defeating the volume control only for selected input(s), leaving Ayre's vaunted volume ladder intact for the other inputs.

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Hello DB,

      Excellent.  Now, please call a local mover and get those 15" subs sent to the repair facility in LA.  Remember, you're just supervising, sipping a cold drink and not lifting a thing.


Thanx,
  Tim
 
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I finally got around to connecting the subwoofers.  I discovered only one of the Velodyne HGS-10s and one of the HGS-15s are functional.  I have a third HGS-10 somewhere that I might try.  I had forgotten that the Ayre preamp has only left and right outputs, so I really should run pairs of subs, because I don't know how the LF signal is distributed.  Tomorrow I'll set crossovers and so forth.

I doubt the HGS-10 is worth repairing.

db
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Hello DB,

     Pairs of subs is fine but keeping them balanced as left and right pairs is not important, there's no such thing as stereo bass below 100 Hz.  I've previously explained this in detail on another thread, if you want to read it I can find it and send you a link. 
     I suggest you run all your subs in mono mode and try and to find your third HGs-10 because having a total of four subs in your DBA is important.


Later,
Tim
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