So,
I remember Panasonic used to make these digital amps that were slim and not that deep, but are seemingly not available anymore. All the big electronics manufacturers (LG, Sony, JVC, Panasonic, etc.) make these HTIB sets with the little digital amps, but they are not receivers. They basically decode digital audio from their built in DVD players and thats it (can't connect a sat box or game console). Also they dont have speaker posts in back they only have these proprietary connections.
I did run across the JVC TH-L1 which is just about perfect (I dont need the included speakers) except it doesn't use regular binding posts (uses the pin connections) and doesn't upconvert, but the upconversion is not useful for me so thats ok.
Also I saw a nice NAD L73 that is a smallish amp with a built in DVD player, but I think once I add my cables to the back it may be too deep.
Really the best thing I found was the Parasound Z amp which is the perfect size.
But now I run into the issue of video switching and sound decoding.
I can't use a regular pre-amp because they are too deep again. If I just buy a plain video switcher, what do I do about routing and decoding the audio. (seems like getting a $30 switcher like the startech converge would just route stereo rca cables to the amp. This does nothing for center channel duty nor sub duty but is a cheepie way to get sound)
What I need is a receiver without the amp, or just a nice small receiver.
I am only running 2 channel and a sub.
Seth
I remember Panasonic used to make these digital amps that were slim and not that deep, but are seemingly not available anymore. All the big electronics manufacturers (LG, Sony, JVC, Panasonic, etc.) make these HTIB sets with the little digital amps, but they are not receivers. They basically decode digital audio from their built in DVD players and thats it (can't connect a sat box or game console). Also they dont have speaker posts in back they only have these proprietary connections.
I did run across the JVC TH-L1 which is just about perfect (I dont need the included speakers) except it doesn't use regular binding posts (uses the pin connections) and doesn't upconvert, but the upconversion is not useful for me so thats ok.
Also I saw a nice NAD L73 that is a smallish amp with a built in DVD player, but I think once I add my cables to the back it may be too deep.
Really the best thing I found was the Parasound Z amp which is the perfect size.
But now I run into the issue of video switching and sound decoding.
I can't use a regular pre-amp because they are too deep again. If I just buy a plain video switcher, what do I do about routing and decoding the audio. (seems like getting a $30 switcher like the startech converge would just route stereo rca cables to the amp. This does nothing for center channel duty nor sub duty but is a cheepie way to get sound)
What I need is a receiver without the amp, or just a nice small receiver.
I am only running 2 channel and a sub.
Seth