Hi All,
Here's a bit of a multi part question so please bear with or skip to the next post! I've currently got an Onkyo Amp, the DS575 which I bought about 6 years ago and have been very happy with. On the weekend the centre speaker stopped pumping out speech whilst I was watching a DVD. I've checked the speaker, cable etc which are fine and now assume it's an issue with the Amp. My first question is - is it possible for the centre channel to fail and all the other channels to be ok? I can happily switch the centre to off on the Amp and listen to the centre through the front speakers but why have an Amp and a centre if I'm going to do that! So if it's the Amp should I get it repaired or should I think about upgrading. I was looking at the Onkyo tx-sr701 but as I currently have my set-top box and media pc linked directly to my Plasma tv and linked to the amp only by digital co-ax and optical, is it worth the upgrade? I used to route everything including video through the Amp but with the new HD plasma I'm hooking the picture straight in and *only* using the Amp for audio. Do I need to upgrade to a high-end(ish) Amp simply to stick a couple of digital cables into it and hook up my surround (I'll stick to 5.1 too for now) speaker system?
Sorry if this seems like a confused question, I know what I'm doing with this set-up and money isn't an issue, I just wonder what the need is for all the inputs available in my current set-up. Will I notice a significant audio difference from my current Amp to the new THX capable one?
Genuine questions folks and one I'm open to any opinions on.
TIA for any feedback
Here's a bit of a multi part question so please bear with or skip to the next post! I've currently got an Onkyo Amp, the DS575 which I bought about 6 years ago and have been very happy with. On the weekend the centre speaker stopped pumping out speech whilst I was watching a DVD. I've checked the speaker, cable etc which are fine and now assume it's an issue with the Amp. My first question is - is it possible for the centre channel to fail and all the other channels to be ok? I can happily switch the centre to off on the Amp and listen to the centre through the front speakers but why have an Amp and a centre if I'm going to do that! So if it's the Amp should I get it repaired or should I think about upgrading. I was looking at the Onkyo tx-sr701 but as I currently have my set-top box and media pc linked directly to my Plasma tv and linked to the amp only by digital co-ax and optical, is it worth the upgrade? I used to route everything including video through the Amp but with the new HD plasma I'm hooking the picture straight in and *only* using the Amp for audio. Do I need to upgrade to a high-end(ish) Amp simply to stick a couple of digital cables into it and hook up my surround (I'll stick to 5.1 too for now) speaker system?
Sorry if this seems like a confused question, I know what I'm doing with this set-up and money isn't an issue, I just wonder what the need is for all the inputs available in my current set-up. Will I notice a significant audio difference from my current Amp to the new THX capable one?
Genuine questions folks and one I'm open to any opinions on.
TIA for any feedback
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