Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
I have a Sony system, originally geared toward home theater, but I only use a 2.1 setup: Sony receiver (STR-DG600) 770w - 110w x 7.1 Sony floor speakers (SS-MF550H) 150w 8 ohm 3-way Sony SA-WM500 Subwoofer 12" 150w
Will I see a big improvement using the X7's optical output to the STR-DG700 for both my iMac 24-bit music listening and my Apple TV? If I'm not going to get music improvement through my stereo, I may opt for a simpler headphone amp/DAC combo for my K7XX.
While those of us with a sensitive ear would certainly be able to peg the difference between the apple tv default audio path and the x7, the x7 is no giant killer when it comes to sound quality, and it would only be a little bit better.
I doubt the x7 has good phono-pre characteristics.
BUT, you will notice a huge difference with the x7 vs your imac out with the headphones.
Your call.