Need a little help
Hello everyone. Somewhat new to this hobby and need a little advice. My current setup is a 2.1 channel setup consisting of a Pioneer sclx-904 av receiver that I'm using as a preamp, 2 identical Anthem power amps that are feeding a pair of B&W bookshelf speakers (they are biamped). My question is this; I recently acquired an Nad preamp. Can this NAD be integrated into my existing system somehow? What would I be gaining? I read that an external preamp can be hooked up to an av receiver, how would I do that?? Also the NAD only has one set of preout's, and does not have a dedicated sub out, I still want to use both Anthem amps and my Klipsch subwoofer, but how do I achieve this with only one set of preouts( left/ right) on the NAD?? Any help is much appreciated. Thank you!
So the splitter will allow you to use the single pair of RCA outs from the NAD as three separate outputs you can use to connect your two amps and subwoofer, so it’s like the NAD now has three pairs of RCA outputs that’ll feed all your components. |
Let me try to recap (!), saying some things that so far have perhaps been taken too much for granted: 1. The NAD is a much better piece of equipment than the Pioneer. Unless you need/want the tuner section of the Pioneer as a source or as a part of your AV system, there is no point in keeping it in the system, especially not as a preamp. 2. You need three sets of line-level ("pre-out") outputs to feed your twin amps and sub. A 1 --> 3 way splitter will do that without major issues. 3. Cable the splitter into your single pre-out from the NAD, connect one splitter output to one of the Anthems, another to the other Anthem and the third to the subwoofer and you are done. 4. Sell/donate/store/burn the Pioneer, unless you need a radio. |
Share more. What part of the replies are you still confused about? Several replies above trying to restate the same thing for you, so it's best to come straight out and share what does not yet make sense or creating confusion. What is about the "splitter" that is still not making sense or requires additional explanation in a different way perhaps. If you share more, plenty of members here to help.
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