[The last Blu-ray you watched.]

1 hour ago, Speed said:

Does it enhance sound quality for music ? I keep hoping for a new audio format, but with current CD sales it may be a while...

You can find stuff in DVD-A, SACD, and bluray audio. SACD is kind of a pain tho because not every player plays it. 

[Klipsch Speakers & New Marantz SR 7012]

On 7/27/2017 at 10:07 PM, teaman said:

Hey Boilermaker, the large circles are the balanced inputs on the rear of the amp. Your choice really you can use either or. You are correct you simply use the pre outs on your receiver and any of the outs that are running to amps will take the strain off of your receiver. Your receiver will still power the remainder of your speakers. The addition of the separate amp gives you more drive, headroom and overall better power for your front and center speakers. Then you can hook up the other two channels to the height or surround speakers. Really you can go with a 3, 5 or 7 channel amp. Your receiver will usually dictate that part of the equation.

 

 

Tim

I just discovered today that this isn't possible on the 7012. For running 11 speakers, it only allows to use the pre-outs for 2 speakers on the main zone. Frustrating as I bought a 5 channel amp thinking I could power my fronts/center/surrounds with the amp, then the rest off of the AVR. I could have saved a few hundred just getting a 2 channel amp...booooo.

 

Btw, I dunno what happened to my previous login, I guess it got deleted at some point...