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Forums » General Discussion » Home Theater » Because 7 channels just aren't enough
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#336500 - 02/01/11 02:03 AM
Because 7 channels just aren't enough
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axiomite 
Registered: 12/06/07 Posts: 7786 Loc: Canada |
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#336504 - 02/01/11 03:15 AM
Re: Because 7 channels just aren't enough
[Re: fredk]
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Founder, Axiom Upgrade Club shareholder in the making Registered: 07/20/06 Posts: 11733 Loc: Richland, WA, USA |
I have no use for it, but I could see it being convenient for people with whole home audio.
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#336506 - 02/01/11 07:27 AM
Re: Because 7 channels just aren't enough
[Re: CV]
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axiomite 
Registered: 08/05/09 Posts: 6015 Loc: Milky Way Galaxy |
It's only rated at 40wpc. That'd be enough reason for me not to buy it.
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#336514 - 02/01/11 09:54 AM
Re: Because 7 channels just aren't enough
[Re: CatBrat]
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connoisseur 
Registered: 02/06/09 Posts: 3466 Loc: Western Maryland, USA |
If you were doing something like active-crossovers, 40 Watts becomes a lot more useful. But ATI's 12-channel amp http://www.ati-amp.com/at6012.html still seems more attractive from every performance measurement. Though I'm sure ATI's costlier too.
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#336958 - 02/03/11 05:18 PM
Re: Because 7 channels just aren't enough
[Re: CatBrat]
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connoisseur 
Registered: 10/23/03 Posts: 1349 Loc: Jacksonville, IL |
Originally Posted By: CatBrat It's only rated at 40wpc. That'd be enough reason for me not to buy it. Right, but as CV alluded to, I don't think this is designed to be the driving force in a dedicated home theater room. It says it's designed to be a rack-mounted, multi-room amplifier. That's for a whole-house audio system. In that sort of setup, 40w/channel is perfectly adequate to drive pairs of smallish in-wall speakers in various rooms at soft to moderate levels. You wouldn't need 100+ watts/channel for that sort of application. Think background music in the library, kitchen, or bathroom. Not rockin' out in the HT room.  Edited by PeterChenoweth (02/03/11 05:23 PM)
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#336961 - 02/03/11 06:26 PM
Re: Because 7 channels just aren't enough
[Re: PeterChenoweth]
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connoisseur
Registered: 02/06/09 Posts: 3466 Loc: Western Maryland, USA |
Yeah, that's what ATI's is for too. But you get people doing things like this: http://www.linkwitzlab.com/orion_construction.htm
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#336981 - 02/03/11 11:12 PM
Re: Because 7 channels just aren't enough
[Re: ClubNeon]
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connoisseur 
Registered: 03/16/02 Posts: 3181 Loc: CA, USA |
I think ATI gear is terrific. Robust like a tank is robust. Very high sound quality for those who believe that not all amplifiers are the same.
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