Computer as a prepro

[prerich]

Originally Posted by onyxbfly

If I understand this correctly. If I wanted to use my computer as a prepro all I would need is one of the sound cards you previously mentioned.

One of the main reasons for having an AVR PRE/pro si that you can have all of your sources into one box and then have the audio out to your amp and or your speakers depending on what route you take.

My question is how do you get your different source audio into your HTPC to have the sound output via your card to your amp then your speakers?

I can see this being a great idea if your only sources that you are concerned with is a tuner card and or movies/music via the HTPC.

Further explanation - I have all of my music on my NAS, (if I want viynl - I can buy a Music Hall USB Turntable - or transfer to digital) what other sources do you need? I play BD disc on my machine, and everything else for that matter. I've taken the sources out of the equation and I've taken the processors out too.

I just attach the amps to the soundcard and that's a rap. What would be really avantgard would be using professional powered speakers (like Adam's or Genlec, or powered Quads) in this configuration.

[onyxbfly]

Originally Posted by prerich

I only have one source ! I play Blu-ray, music, and TV all through my HTPC

Kewl thanks for the clarification!

[pentatonic]

Originally Posted by prerich

Further explanation - I have all of my music on my NAS, (if I want viynl - I can buy a Music Hall USB Turntable - or transfer to digital) what other sources do you need? I play BD disc on my machine, and everything else for that matter. I've taken the sources out of the equation and I've taken the processors out too.

I just attach the amps to the soundcard and that's a rap. What would be really avantgard would be using professional powered speakers (like Adam's or Genlec, or powered Quads) in this configuration.

I get this impression you will end up trying pro speakers at one point . Great for AC power distribution, add a conditioner/suppressor to your main AC panel, or if room permits, you could even add a cheap pro mixing board and run XLR to each channels, powered speakers or inexpensive pro amps for each channels. T

here is no limit to what one can attain this way, just depends how far you want to push it (though this can also be done with a pre/pro and is something I would look into if I ever built a nice sized dedicated room)

[prerich]

Originally Posted by pentatonic

I get this impression you will end up trying pro speakers at one point . Great for AC power distribution, add a conditioner/suppressor to your main AC panel, or if room permits, you could even add a cheap pro mixing board and run XLR to each channels, powered speakers or inexpensive pro amps for each channels. T

here is no limit to what one can attain this way, just depends how far you want to push it (though this can also be done with a pre/pro and is something I would look into if I ever built a nice sized dedicated room)

Yeah, Behringer and Wharfdale both offer some nice inexpensive mixers ! The only reason I put the powered pro-speakers out there was to get rid of the power amps - but that's just a thought. I still love my Cornwall/Heresy combo!!!!

[pentatonic]

Originally Posted by prerich

Yeah, Behringer and Wharfdale both offer some nice inexpensive mixers ! The only reason I put the powered pro-speakers out there was to get rid of the power amps - but that's just a thought. I still love my Cornwall/Heresy combo!!!!

Either way, XLR is a great connection type, and mixed with possibly Speakon or direct to the speaker sounds good to me. But I wouldn't do that in a small room, pro speakers do open up with power, but at close to 100 dB sensitivity, it would get loud real fast. In a dedicated large room though it would be quite visceral of an experience

[prerich]

Originally Posted by pentatonic

Either way, XLR is a great connection type, and mixed with possibly Speakon or direct to the speaker sounds good to me. But I wouldn't do that in a small room, pro speakers do open up with power, but at close to 100 dB sensitivity, it would get loud real fast. In a dedicated large room though it would be quite visceral of an experience

I'm already at 101db sensitivity on my mains and at 98 or 96 on my Center channel !