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AVR with built in sub amp
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Post 1 made on Sunday September 10, 2017 at 14:27
ckwa
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Are there any AVRs on the market that have an inbuilt sub amp to power a passive subwoofer ?

Almost all AVRs have a sub pre out which needs to go into a separate sub amp, the sub amps tend to be very expansive, but i wondered if there way an AVR with an integrated sub amp ?

I need a separate sub amp as i want to use an in ceiling subwoofer which is passive as opposed to the standard active floor standing subwoofers.
Post 2 made on Sunday September 10, 2017 at 16:07
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On September 10, 2017 at 14:27, ckwa said...
Are there any AVRs on the market that have an inbuilt sub amp to power a passive subwoofer ?

Almost all AVRs have a sub pre out which needs to go into a separate sub amp, the sub amps tend to be very expansive, but i wondered if there way an AVR with an integrated sub amp ?

I need a separate sub amp as i want to use an in ceiling subwoofer which is passive as opposed to the standard active floor standing subwoofers.

Most companies don't build their AVRs to meet the specs- why would they add a power amp that needs to develop more power than the rest of the channels, combined?

If the AVR has a sub out, just use an amp- you'll have much more flexibility and control over its output, too. You can use almost any power amp- I have used the Behringer A500 and it worked fine. I have also used amplifiers from Skywalker, AudioSource and others with similar success. Don't overthink the importance of an amplifier- if it has the ability to drive the speaker(s) without puking, use it. If it has some kind of DSP to add limiting and compression and/or crossover, even better.
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Post 3 made on Sunday September 10, 2017 at 16:14
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$400 [Link: parts-express.com]
Post 4 made on Sunday September 10, 2017 at 17:01
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I have never seen AVR with built-in amp for the sub.
Honestly though, if you find some off beat AVR that does, you're opening yourself up to a slew of other issues.

If you have a budget for a decent ceiling sub, find few bills for a good amp.
Post 5 made on Sunday September 10, 2017 at 17:38
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In some cases, unused AVR channels could be used for this. For example; the AVR is 7.1 and you are only using 5.1 channels. In this case you might be able to patch a channel to use the subwoofer line level output.

In my experience these extra amplifiers are not very robust and I would not be comfortable using them for driving a subwoofer. I'd much rather use an external amplifier.
Post 6 made on Sunday September 10, 2017 at 19:57
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Integra DSX-3.

But not enough power.

For previously mentioned reasons, you need to pony up for the subwoofer amp.
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