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Anybody use a stereo amp with their ht? And ..

Noticed that ht sound quality is diminished when having main speaker cables routed thru the stereo amp via ht bypass setup?

I say this cause I hooked up a stereo preamp and noticed that ht sounds are diminished after signal flows thru the stereo preamp.  Anybody see this too?  Stereo did sound a lot better since it no longer was connected to the avr.  Guess you can’t get ht and hifi great sq when linking ht and hifi systems together.  
Thanks.
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raysmtb1
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Mine works just fine
oldhvymec
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Depends on the gear, I sometimes use play through, I use Mac. 

The cabling between the two, and the type of gear make a BIG difference.

I notice a difference, but not a bad difference. One is a C2500, and I just put a MX150 back in service. I was using a MX120 (I love the 3 speaker set up on that unit..) I didn't like the 121. or 151

If the kids come over I have a HT kinda set up.. As much as I can stand anyways. I'm not much of a TV or HT guy.. A good concert, I'm game..

Laptop yes, TV no. 30 years now.. :-) 

Regards


soix
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ht sounds are diminished after signal flows thru the stereo preamp
Can you be more specific what differences you’re hearing?  Are you using a center channel speaker in HT?  What interconnects are you using from preamp outs to the stereo pre?

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