What Amp? I have no idea what I'm looking at

[kopkiwi]

I have a modest set up, nothing special, but it services my needs for now.

Here is my HT.

http://www.digitalhome.com.au/Tvs_An...E_SYSTEM/25856

Has enough HDMI inputs and handles HDMI audio.

I will also be hooking this up for records.

http://www.digitalhome.com.au/Hifi_A...URNTABLE/23632

I am looking at these two amps

http://www.digitalhome.com.au/Hifi_A...mplifier/20760

http://www.stereosupplies.com.au/ste...op.asp?id=2958

How do these two stack up? Can anyone else suggest another player/brand I should look at?

I'm not too clued up on amps..

[Big Daddy]

I am a bit confused.

You already have a home theatre system (receiver and speakers) and you want to buy a turntable.

Do you want the turntable to be part of the HT or do you want a two-channel setup in another room? I don't quite understand why you want a two-channel amp.

[kopkiwi]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

I am a bit confused.

You already have a home theatre system (receiver and speakers) and you want to buy a turntable.

Do you want the turntable to be part of the HT or do you want a two-channel setup in another room? I don't quite understand why you want a two-channel amp.

Turntable is for my record collection. I want to plug that directly into my two channel amp.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by kopkiwi

Turntable is for my record collection. I want to plug that directly into my two channel amp.

I understand that the turntable is for your record collection. What are you going to connect the two-channel amp to? Are you going to connect new speakers to the amp or are you going to connect the two channel amp to the HT system?

[kopkiwi]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

I understand that the turntable is for your record collection. What are you going to connect the two-channel amp to? Are you going to connect new speakers to the amp or are you going to connect the two channel amp to the HT system?

Either other. Most likely to new speakers. Which I will set up on my deck.

Is there a way to connect both the receiver and amp to the same speakers?

[Big Daddy]

Rotel makes excellent amps.

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by kopkiwi

Is there a way to connect both the receiver and amp to the same speakers?

You need to have pre-outs for your fronts on your receiver to connect it to a two-channel amp. You connect them with two RCA cables. You still need to connect two speakers to the amp (not the receiver). You also do not need an integreted amp for this kind of setup. You must buy a two-channel power amp.

For listening to two channel audio, you have to set the receiver to two channel so that no sound comes out of the other speakers. You can also listen to two channel audio and matrix it into 5.1 channels with Dolby Pro Logic IIx or DTS Neo: 6.

If your receiver does not have pre-outs, you cannot connect an amp to it.

[guitarist155]

with separate speakers correct? not tied into the HT in anyway? I would definitely go with the rotel over the pio but it's almost twice the price