Hi
@Brucemck2
I found this thread via a Google search on the use of the Kii Three in a Home Theatre setting.
Apparently that is what you have done.
Sorry for the late reply ...
First and foremost I would like to point out that I would like the best of two worlds, i.e. a proper 2-ch for stereo and a proper multi-ch setup for movies and multi-ch music. The room dimensions (in meters) are: L x W x H = 6,00 x 3,85 x 2,68.
Browsing the web for many hours I currently have two scenario's:
Scenario 1 - Using separate components
This could look like using a Mola-Mola Tambaqui (which is a high-end DAC plus a Roon endpoint) and feed this into two Mola-Mola Kaluga mono block power amps. The power amps would feed the "main speakers", i.e. speakers that will be used for the 2-ch music listening and as Front Left and Right in a multi-channel setting.
As a HT pre-amp / processor I'm looking at Trinnov Altitude16 and the soon to be launched Emotica RMC 1. Assuming these have HT bypass I would use the bypass when in 2-ch setup. In movie or multi-channel music I would use the DACs that reside in the Trinnov or Emotiva.
Main speakers I'm currently looking at are the Kaya 45 from Vivid Audio (I've heard them with the M-M gear) and the Boenicke W11. Obviously I still need to sort out the Centre, Surround Left and Right, Atmos and sub(s). It could be Emotiva too. All speakers except the FL and FR will be driven by a decent multi-ch power amp. This could be the NAD M27 or one of the Emotiva models.
The HT setup will be a 5.x.4; x = number of subs, still to be decided.
Scenario 2 - Using less separate components and include powered speakers
This would include decent powered speakers for 2-ch music listening such as the Kii Three or the Dutch & Dutch 8c. Both get rave reviews and seems that the difference is merely a matter of personal taste. Admittedly, though I live in the Netherlands I have not yet heard a demo of the D&D 8c ... The Kii Three I heard and I was impressed.
Reading your thread I saw that you use the Kii Three in a HT setting.
I would like to understand how that works.
Would the setup be as follows?
Kii Three as FL and FR which replaces also the Mola-Mola Tambaqui DAC and M-M Kaluga power amps in scenario 1.
Then I still need a power amp that drives all other speakers and a surround sound processor.
Would it also be possible to use powered speakers as Surround Left and Right (or would that be overkill?) in combination with passive speakers for the center and atmos channels?
Is a (or more) sub still required?
Or could one extend the Kii Three with the BXT module?
I would appreciate your feedback on the use of the Kii Three - or powered speakers in general - in a HT setup.
Any general feedback on both scenario's is also welcomed.
Thanks,
Marcel