How would you hookup?

[Jagger]

Hello I have a NAD 7130 and a Carver M200t power amp. I have Maggie MMG's and 2 Polk PSW 110 Subs. I am currently running speaker runs from Carver to Maggies and Nad to PSW's. Should I run from Carver into PSW's and out from PSW's into the Maggies? I am thinking not much difference either way as Polks are powered and high pass filters etc..I have speakers A on the NAD on. The NAD 7130 is acting preamp.

Thanks!

 

[sqlsavior]

No harm in what you are doing, but one of your two amplifiers is superfluous, as the Polks are powered. Using the speaker-level inputs is the way to go, IMO. I'd use only the left channel on one of the Polks, and only the right on the other. Do you like the MMGs better on the Carver than on just the NAD? If so, then your only variable is whether to use the NAD's power amp section at all. You can try it both ways, and decide for yourself.

 

[Jagger]

Thanks for replying....I really like the Carver the NAD cannot power the Maggies at 30 aside into 8 ohms.. I am running left out NAD to Left Polk sub and right out of NAD to right Polk Sub.

 

[Jagger]

No harm in what you are doing, but one of your two amplifiers is superfluous, as the Polks are powered. Using the speaker-level inputs is the way to go, IMO. I'd use only the left channel on one of the Polks, and only the right on the other. Do you like the MMGs better on the Carver than on just the NAD? If so, then your only variable is whether to use the NAD's power amp section at all. You can try it both ways, and decide for yourself.

By running the speaker runs from Carver into the Polks and then out to Maggies would I lose any sound quality vs straight out from Carver to Maggies?

 

[sqlsavior]

By running the speaker runs from Carver into the Polks and then out to Maggies would I lose any sound quality vs straight out from Carver to Maggies?

No, not at all. The Polks will be effectively invisible to the Carver.