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msi mega amp

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ekliptikz

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Ok well here at the office my boss just bought an msi mega 865 as our office stereo. We already have speakers wired up in the place, and the mega itself is no stereo amplifier obviously. It has optical output on-board, and I was wondering if anyone knew a checp solution to get the sound from the mega amped, and then out to the speakers. I'm not talkin a new sound card, but maybe an external amp that isn't rack mountable and wouldn't make the mega look more out of place than it already does. Perhaps something I can run the optical into.

Obviously I'm not a genius with sound systems so feel free to dumb it down if you must.
 
You want a home theatre receiver. Ecost.com is a good place to get one cheap.

What is your budget, how big is the space, and how many and what kind of speakers do you want to drive?
 
Budget is whatever because it's not my money.
Only driving 4 speakers right now. Not sure of their power consumption, but they're like 6" drivers with a little tweeter or two.

Space is whatever, I'd like a reciever that is narrow so it can stack on the mega but I doubt there's any out there like that.
 
http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=476907

Onkyo TX-SR502. <$200. 70 watts should be enough to really blast in a small space, or provide background listening in a larger one.

If you are thinking about adding more speakers playing the same or different material, you would do well to look at receivers with a mult-zone feature. Look for one that uses the back surround channels to amplify them.
 
GodsMadClown said:
http://www.ecost.com/ecost/shop/detail.asp?dpno=476907

Onkyo TX-SR502. <$200. 70 watts should be enough to really blast in a small space, or provide background listening in a larger one.

If you are thinking about adding more speakers playing the same or different material, you would do well to look at receivers with a mult-zone feature. Look for one that uses the back surround channels to amplify them.
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I have the 501 which I think might output 5 fewer watts per channel or whatever. Either way, I took my sound system outside today, and cranked it. Up until about 90% power, there was very little distortion, and boy did it get loud, even for a wide open space. 70 watts should be more than enough, unless you plan on having office parties or whatever.
 
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