Hi all,
After many years of hoping / waiting / dreaming I've finally been able to finish the basement and start my HT room!
Its my first post and I looking to the community to provide some direction on amp's and possibly thoughts the system in general... and next steps
Unfortunately I had little to no options in regard to the room dimensions
23' Long
13' 2" Wide
7' 4" tall (to drop-ceiling)
My Current Equipment
Pioneer Elite SC-68
Silverstone HTPC
SONY VPL-HW55ES
AXIOM Speakers
- M100 v4 L/R Front Channels ( 4 Ohms - 400 w max - 92 db)
- M60 v4 L/R Surround ( 8 Ohms - 225w max - 91 db)3
- QS8 v4 Rear Surround Speakers ( 8 Ohms - 400 w max - 98 db)
- Custom Center channel ( 8 Ohms - 200 w max - 91db)
- Polk Audio powered subwoofers
- PSW350
- PSW450
I will set up a 7.2 speaker system.
Primarily I will be watching movies in the room by I do expect to listen to music from the front channels... fairly loud on occasion...
So to my question...
I have collected the following amps over the years and I'm looking for direction on which (if any) I should keep to drive the front channels or reasons to keep them all or sell them all and buy xxx.
I have a
Carver PM 2.0t
QSC MX1500a
Hafler P-225
All three are reasonably close on output but each have certain sound.
A friend of mine once had a Carver M-1.5t and I absolutely fell in love with the rich sound and the overall full experience that amp added to the sound.I haven't been able to locate that amp but I purchased a Carver PM 2.0t in hopes of finding that wonderful sound.... unfortunately not yet.
So, the question I have... can the Carver PM 2.0t provide the rich / full sound stage of the M-1.5t? If so would it be worth having the amp reconditioned at a Carver authorized repair shop to bring it back to its original sound?
Can the Hafler P-225 be reconditioned to offer a good solution?
Is the QSC MX1500a an option for this use?
Should I sell all three and purchase something newer that will provide the full sound stage I'm looking for?
Please let me know your thoughts.
JC
After many years of hoping / waiting / dreaming I've finally been able to finish the basement and start my HT room!
Its my first post and I looking to the community to provide some direction on amp's and possibly thoughts the system in general... and next steps
Unfortunately I had little to no options in regard to the room dimensions
23' Long
13' 2" Wide
7' 4" tall (to drop-ceiling)
My Current Equipment
Pioneer Elite SC-68
Silverstone HTPC
SONY VPL-HW55ES
AXIOM Speakers
- M100 v4 L/R Front Channels ( 4 Ohms - 400 w max - 92 db)
- M60 v4 L/R Surround ( 8 Ohms - 225w max - 91 db)3
- QS8 v4 Rear Surround Speakers ( 8 Ohms - 400 w max - 98 db)
- Custom Center channel ( 8 Ohms - 200 w max - 91db)
- Polk Audio powered subwoofers
- PSW350
- PSW450
I will set up a 7.2 speaker system.
Primarily I will be watching movies in the room by I do expect to listen to music from the front channels... fairly loud on occasion...
So to my question...
I have collected the following amps over the years and I'm looking for direction on which (if any) I should keep to drive the front channels or reasons to keep them all or sell them all and buy xxx.
I have a
Carver PM 2.0t
QSC MX1500a
Hafler P-225
All three are reasonably close on output but each have certain sound.
A friend of mine once had a Carver M-1.5t and I absolutely fell in love with the rich sound and the overall full experience that amp added to the sound.I haven't been able to locate that amp but I purchased a Carver PM 2.0t in hopes of finding that wonderful sound.... unfortunately not yet.
So, the question I have... can the Carver PM 2.0t provide the rich / full sound stage of the M-1.5t? If so would it be worth having the amp reconditioned at a Carver authorized repair shop to bring it back to its original sound?
Can the Hafler P-225 be reconditioned to offer a good solution?
Is the QSC MX1500a an option for this use?
Should I sell all three and purchase something newer that will provide the full sound stage I'm looking for?
Please let me know your thoughts.
JC
