My brother-in-law happened to get Covid and is confined to his room right now. He’s a very social person so being confined to his room, boredom is killing him. He’s a borderline AV enthusiast but he’s never seriously thought about getting into the hobby. Being bored out of his mind, he was asking me for Projector recommendations and I knew that it was not what he required since he already has an LG C8 65 and what he’s really missing out on is good sound to complete his AV experience.
As such, I decided to give him the requisite nudge by getting him a two channel system to start with. I’ve already ordered a pair of mission QX2s for him but I am in a dilemma regarding the Amp. Since he’s only going to be starting out and this is more of an interest building exercise, I do not want to make his very first venture complicated.
I was thinking Of getting him an amplifier that has digital inputs to connect to his TV as well as integrated streaming services so that he can play music directly from his iPhone or iPad. In this regard, I had my eyes on the Yamaha WXA 50 as it has has all the above mentioned functionality And it has a small footprint that will allow him to place it in his bedroom inconspicuously and not be objected to by my sister as cluttering up the room
. However, I am concerned about whether it can drive the missions since their nominal impedance is four ohms only whereas The Yamaha amp only mentions a 6 ohm rating.
I have no idea about its sound quality either so some feedback in that regard from FMs who have experienced it would be reassuring.
My question is in two parts i.e. firstly, whether the Yamaha amp can drive the missions and secondly, considering a maximum budget of 40k, Are there any other competent one box solutions that are easy to use and have better SQ than the Yamaha. Will getting an AVR, Something like a Marantz NR1609, be a better bet?
As such, I decided to give him the requisite nudge by getting him a two channel system to start with. I’ve already ordered a pair of mission QX2s for him but I am in a dilemma regarding the Amp. Since he’s only going to be starting out and this is more of an interest building exercise, I do not want to make his very first venture complicated.
I was thinking Of getting him an amplifier that has digital inputs to connect to his TV as well as integrated streaming services so that he can play music directly from his iPhone or iPad. In this regard, I had my eyes on the Yamaha WXA 50 as it has has all the above mentioned functionality And it has a small footprint that will allow him to place it in his bedroom inconspicuously and not be objected to by my sister as cluttering up the room
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I have no idea about its sound quality either so some feedback in that regard from FMs who have experienced it would be reassuring.
My question is in two parts i.e. firstly, whether the Yamaha amp can drive the missions and secondly, considering a maximum budget of 40k, Are there any other competent one box solutions that are easy to use and have better SQ than the Yamaha. Will getting an AVR, Something like a Marantz NR1609, be a better bet?
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