I'm not sure that I agree with the argument against using a tube amp in a home theater system. I have tube mono blocks for my home theater / two channel system. If I'm just watching the news or something on TV I don't even turn them on, I just listen through the center channel. The times I do have them on if I wasn't watching a movie or something I'd be listening to music so the usage is about the same amount.
Empty canvas: recommendations on blending audio and moving watching
I am in the process of finishing my basement, including a room approximately 20' x 25'x that I plan to use for both TV/movie watching and audio listening.
I enjoy an occasional streaming program on HBO or Netflix and in my current TV room I have the TV connected to a set of stand-mount speakers driven by a small amp - more than use the TV speakers, but not a big 5.1 surround sound set up (something I've never been that interested in).
For the new room I am excited to finally move forward with a tube-based system (my prior years have all been SS) with speakers such as Devore O/96 (or Gibbon Super 9). My question is, if this is the audio configuration, what to do with the TV audio? Running TV audio through sensitive speakers like Devore doesn't seem like a good idea. Would a speaker bar for the TV suffice? Or is there another configuration for the TV sound that would be better.
Recommendations welcome!
I enjoy an occasional streaming program on HBO or Netflix and in my current TV room I have the TV connected to a set of stand-mount speakers driven by a small amp - more than use the TV speakers, but not a big 5.1 surround sound set up (something I've never been that interested in).
For the new room I am excited to finally move forward with a tube-based system (my prior years have all been SS) with speakers such as Devore O/96 (or Gibbon Super 9). My question is, if this is the audio configuration, what to do with the TV audio? Running TV audio through sensitive speakers like Devore doesn't seem like a good idea. Would a speaker bar for the TV suffice? Or is there another configuration for the TV sound that would be better.
Recommendations welcome!
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