Hi everyone. It’s been several years since I’ve been here as I’ve spent some time adjusting to some health situation’s. But I’m back in my hobby, and I really would love to solve the ongoing dilemma that could make my system perfect. It may not be possible. And it may not be your cup of tea so let me explain what I would love to do. I have two side-by-side systems in my den. My wonderful Sansui, 9001 and its sources (I play q8s and listen to all three formats of quad, yes even cd-4, with Technics sh-500 demodulator and use Zektor switch to choose which q8 deck and Oppo for Dutton Vocalion and other hi-rez sources). All played thorough klipsch, La Scala, front channels and Kilpsch Rear channels. My other system with its front speakers just inside the LaScala’s in the front is a Denon 4310ci from 2010. It has its own sources, another Oppo, modern Rega tt and Jolida phono preamp, vintage Akai rtr deck and Nakamichi LX5 cassette deck (I just swap it and Akai using front of unit jacks, for convenience. The speakers are Canadian made Axiom tall towers, side surround speakers and sub (I also have some rears I could use for 7.1, but not connected right now). What I ultimately aim to do in the easiest fashion, if at all possible, and I have thought and thought for years about how exactly I would like this, is to basically, (but I image very complicated): Switch between receivers to use each receiver with the other receiver’s source components. Like I would love to hear the Denon and its sources on the 4 Klipsch’s, like maybe hear my Rega 2 channel on the La Scalas. Likewise, I would love to play q8s on the Axioms - all 4 channels and sub. And hear my Marantz 6300 tt on the Axioms - even if it could not use cd-4 if that is impossible, would still love to hear that table on the Axioms.
So all this is like just listening to one or the other receiver through the other speakers. I have not yet understood about how in the world to use amp and or speaker selectors with all the confusion of a 4 channel system and a 5.1 or 7.1 and mixing vintage with modern. Perhaps a way to switch whole speakers systems only would do this? But I have always wondered about pre-out main in. I read in Denon manual that hdmi sources can’t be used if I tried the zones to connect all this. I will attach a picture of Denon rear to help. And I do not want to harm any system.
I hope that is enough to help understand what I would like. Better yet I would love it if anyone has done this before. And I never did buy a Surround Master, but is it something that could work in with this? I don’t know what its role would be, if any, but liked the people making it when I investigated years ago. I am such a Gemini in that I love dedicated systems and in a perfect world could have a great 2-channel setup, my vintage setup and HT setup (Ht is least important, but I do like it). I can take the reality of all this if you have bad news for me, so no worries about giving me the hard truth or even suggesting other ways to use my systems. I love opinions whether I agree or don’t. So please help if you can. I am grateful to feel good now and have interest in my hobby again! And I truly may go down another rabbit hole and learn about separates for the modern system that could allow me the best 2-channel reproduction. Heck, I may even learn about streaming. So I am wide open to how to proceed or just be happy where I am. And I am happy, but just looking to maximize flexibility which is hard with vintage versus new. Maybe I need to get a great vintage stereo receiver and play modern tt on it? So I am wide open for any and all opinions and if my pie-in-the-sky idea is doable in any way, please let me know specifics on hooking it up.
Thanks as always! I never could have gotten i to this hobby without Jon and Linda and Doug and so many others of you. I appreciate you! Take care.
Laura (quadgirl)
So all this is like just listening to one or the other receiver through the other speakers. I have not yet understood about how in the world to use amp and or speaker selectors with all the confusion of a 4 channel system and a 5.1 or 7.1 and mixing vintage with modern. Perhaps a way to switch whole speakers systems only would do this? But I have always wondered about pre-out main in. I read in Denon manual that hdmi sources can’t be used if I tried the zones to connect all this. I will attach a picture of Denon rear to help. And I do not want to harm any system.
I hope that is enough to help understand what I would like. Better yet I would love it if anyone has done this before. And I never did buy a Surround Master, but is it something that could work in with this? I don’t know what its role would be, if any, but liked the people making it when I investigated years ago. I am such a Gemini in that I love dedicated systems and in a perfect world could have a great 2-channel setup, my vintage setup and HT setup (Ht is least important, but I do like it). I can take the reality of all this if you have bad news for me, so no worries about giving me the hard truth or even suggesting other ways to use my systems. I love opinions whether I agree or don’t. So please help if you can. I am grateful to feel good now and have interest in my hobby again! And I truly may go down another rabbit hole and learn about separates for the modern system that could allow me the best 2-channel reproduction. Heck, I may even learn about streaming. So I am wide open to how to proceed or just be happy where I am. And I am happy, but just looking to maximize flexibility which is hard with vintage versus new. Maybe I need to get a great vintage stereo receiver and play modern tt on it? So I am wide open for any and all opinions and if my pie-in-the-sky idea is doable in any way, please let me know specifics on hooking it up.
Thanks as always! I never could have gotten i to this hobby without Jon and Linda and Doug and so many others of you. I appreciate you! Take care.
Laura (quadgirl)