Pundit
Post by beeman on Sept 4, 2018 14:26:32 GMT 12
My bedroom system consisting of Samsung TV with music streamed from devices. Marantz Silver Face 1060 using the power amp section only & Kef Reference 102 sitting on Velodyne subs. Problem is output from the TV is fixed both digital & analog so I need to use the Matrantz as volume control which then necessitates getting out of bed. 1st world problem I know ;-) Not wanting to spend the earth on a preamp as it only gets occasional use that said it does sound pretty good. Options as I see it are a DAC with remote or analog pre with remote? Suggestions would be welcome.
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Post by Graham on Sept 4, 2018 15:52:32 GMT 12
A long stick with a sucker on the end
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Post by michaelw on Sept 4, 2018 16:11:46 GMT 12
swap the marantz for an avr.
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Post by Owen Y on Sept 4, 2018 16:19:05 GMT 12
One possible option is amp by bedside + longer speaker cables?
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Pundit
Post by beeman on Sept 4, 2018 16:51:53 GMT 12
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Post by cartridgeguyonline on Sept 4, 2018 16:53:06 GMT 12
Get married ? NB I had that same model of Marantz as did Ken Kessler apparently...
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Pundit
Post by beeman on Sept 4, 2018 17:14:09 GMT 12
haha - a woman is not my problem. It really is a lovely little amp had it for yonks, same as the Kef Reference 102's. I bought them back from Singapore in the mid 80's & still love them ;-)
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Post by michaelw on Sept 4, 2018 17:56:32 GMT 12
i recall back in the '80s QED or pudney or one of the accessory companies made little add-on boxes that provided remote control where none was factory fitted.
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Member
Post by sjk on Sept 4, 2018 23:32:43 GMT 12
Are you certain the Samsung only has a fixed output. What about a headphone out? Or alternatively can you adjust the gain within the software domain (app), which I know is sub optimal.
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Pundit
Post by beeman on Sept 5, 2018 8:56:10 GMT 12
Yep only fixed output. Does not have a headphone jack. A well known problem with Samsung TVs
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