My friend wants to build a cheaply priced HT system.
I am suggesting she use her PC as a source and processor with the suitable software such as the open source media centre. I wanted to know if there was a 5 channel digital amp along the lines of a Sonic Impact that could be used to power speakers?
Wayne Parham Messages: 18796 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
There are a handful of multi-channel digital amps on the market, but most are ridiculously expensive, especially given the low-cost of their underlying technology. If you want to make an inexpensive home theater with Tripath amps, best to grab a few stereo T-amps from your favorite vendor (Sonic Impact, Trends Audio, etc.) and use them as building blocks to build-up the number of channels you need.
Wayne Parham Messages: 18796 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
Actually, it's better because you have more power supplies, and each are separate so isolation is good between channels. The best high-end gear uses monoblock amplifiers, which are single channel amps. Use one per channel, so stereo takes two monoblocks, five channel takes five, etc.
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