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Using an avr and separate amp together
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I'm planning on m80s driven by a hk990 integrated amp(~300wpc@4ohms) in a 2 ch setup then adding an avr later to power the surrounds. I hope to still use the hk990 to drive the m80 front mains through the avr's front ch pre outs.
My Q is, will I run into any balance/level issues if the avr has much lower rated power(say,60-80wpc)?
Am I correct in assuming that avr's pre output settings can be changed to balance things out for multi channel surround?
Any other issues that I should consider?
This would be my first HT setup.
Thanks for any advice.

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Muzz #364627 01/24/12 01:21 AM
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Once you use the AVRs pre-outs to power the speakers (your M80s) only the amp's (your HK 990) power will be used, the AVR won't do anything but control the volume and act as the processor ... EZPZ

I use a Rotel RB-1080 to power my M80s with a 85 watt per channel HK AVR3600 to do the processing.


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RickF #364628 01/24/12 01:28 AM
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But since this is a 2 channel stereo integrated amp, can that really be hooked to an AVR to act as just an amp?


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SirQuack #364629 01/24/12 01:31 AM
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Oh.

I misunderstood. In that case, Muzz ... I don't know!


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The hk990 has a main-in that bypasses the preamp section. So I'm wondering if I use the hk990 to power the fronts (m80s) by connecting to front ch pre outs on an avr but connect the surrounds directly to speaker outputs of the avr will I have a balance issue? Sorry for the confusion

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I'm not sure either Rick. Like you, I use a seperate amp hooked to my Denon to drive all my Axs.


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Originally Posted By: Muzz
The hk990 has a main-in that bypasses the preamp section. So I'm wondering if I use the hk990 to power the fronts (m80s) by connecting to front ch pre outs on an avr but connect the surrounds directly to speaker outputs of the avr will I have a balance issue? Sorry for the confusion


*I* wouldn't believe there would be an issue but stick around for a bit and somebody quite a lot more knowledgeable than myself will show up.


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RickF #364633 01/24/12 02:03 AM
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Muzz, from what you describe it does sound possible. The AVR would power the rest of the speakers, and the HK's amp section would power the m80's. I'm sure someone else will confirm this soon. In regards to balancing out everything, you would still do this with the AVR when you run the auto setup like Audyssey on the Denon's, or one of the others offered by Yamaha, Pioneer, etc..


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That's what I was thinking but I'm no HT guru. I know many avr's are configured for connection of an external amp for another room or 2 more channels 7.1 or 9.1 but not sure about the front mains. I'd like to get away with a more affordable avr to power modest surrounds but with m80s at 4 ohms Id like to use the bigger hk990 for them.

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I'm sure JohnK or someone else will be along soon. Again, if you can configure the 990 to act as just an amplifier, and ignore the preamp section it might work. I would think you would just hook up the the AVR preouts for the front L/R channels to the HK amp inputs using RCA interconnects, then run speaker wires from the HK to the M80's. The other speakers would be hooked to the AVRs standard speaker posts.

Again, I could be way wrong.


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