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A bit confused, Dynaudio 1.3SE power, music and HT

Hey guys, I have a quick question for ya. I have 1.3SE's, with a T2.1 center and a HSU sub. This will be used for my home theater as well as two channel, though I am mainly a two channel guy at heart. I bought an Arcam AVR 250 and think its fantastic, especially in the Analogue bypass mode, but it is a bit underpowered. What should I do in this situation? Is there such thing as a pre/amp that is only high quality 3.1? Let me know!
rkerv
sogood51
2,157 posts
 
If the Arcam 250 had preamp outs, you could simply add a two channel amp with more power to drive your front L+R speakes. It does not...so your out of luck there.

Dave
rkerv OP
51 posts
 
Ya, only the 300 and 350 do. I was thinking of trading it in for the 300. Then I could get a better amp for the front. Any opinions on where to go for there if I get the 300? Thanks!
evergrey
15 posts
 
I have an Arcam AVR300 that is bi-amping my B&W 604s3 mains. I have an Arcam CD36 source CDP. The AVR300 does a good job to drive these speakers, which are power hungry. I know because as i was driving them in just bi-wire mode i was hearing under-power distortion. Bi-amping that AVR300 definitely changed things for the better. This will work for you until you can get a dedicated Amp, but after hearing it, you might consider putting funds towards something different as I did with the source. Also, careful placement of my 604's made a huge difference for me as well, 42" from back wall, 7 feet apart, toe-in slightly, sitting about 7 to 8 feet away. Man that was a big eye-opening (sorry for the speaker placement tangent)
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