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dumass
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can i use my receiver from my stereo system as a power amp for a pair of passive monitors?
drstawl
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dumass said:
Absolutely! It merely will not be as quiet or as flat as a decent power amp. Of course this statement is based on the use of a crappy receiver like my $150 SONY. I've seen plenty of higher end receivers (Yamaha comes to mind) that would do a fine job compared to a $250 power amp.
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dumass
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yea mines a sharp haha..but yea how bout pioneers?
and what do you mean quiet?
and what do you mean quiet?
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muttley
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Most home receivers when you turn them up a little, there's quite the noise factore. I figure you are on a budget, when the opportunity strikes, try to get a seperate amp. they are flat and fairly quiet.da MUTT
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Larry Kane
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One thing that is helpful when using an amp that is not the best-get used to how some of your favorite recordings sound on that particular system before you do any mixdowns. I mean cd's or something, stuff that was mixed on state of the art stuff somewhere else. This will help you to determine referrence eq your own mixes according the the real world, not just to your amp. ALso a problem with lots of cheap amps is that the subtle stuff gets lost, like thin guitars kept down in the mix, or whispery backing vocals. you may find yourself bringing them up farther than you need. (just an example) SOOO... listen to a test mix of the stuff on other systems before you commit to the final mix.
Also watch the volume, or take regular breaks on mixdown day so that your ears don't fatigue which adds other inaccuracies to the matter.
LK
Also watch the volume, or take regular breaks on mixdown day so that your ears don't fatigue which adds other inaccuracies to the matter.
LK