5.1 Receiver/Amp for Desktop use?

[HM-2]

I currently run a 2.1 audio setup for my PC consisting of:

• A pair of Q Acoustic 2010 I bookshelf passive speakers
• A Q Acoustic 3070S 150W active subwoofer
• A Sabaj A4 DAC/Amplifier connected straight to my motherboard via Optical/Toslink

I've recently picked up another two 2010is and a 2000C centre speaker with the aim of sorting a true 5.1 setup. 

 

My existing 2010is (soon to be fronts) are on 400mm isolating desktop stands, and the rears will be on floor stands. Centre speaker TBD. Sub is on the floor on spikes and isolation pads.

 

Room is a 3m² cube basically so not a massive space to fill. 

 

 

I'm looking to see if anyone can advise on a 5.1 AV receiver/home cinema amp that'll happily drive these without being absolutely freakin' massive. These 5.1 systems are usually paired with things like the Denon 1610/1700/1910 or various Yamaha receivers, which are far bigger and heavier than I want on a 2000mm x 720mm sit/stand desk and totally overkill for my needs (7.1 at 140W per channel lol). 

 

So I'm wondering if anyone can advise on a possible solution meeting these criteria:

• Ideally no bigger than 300mm x 300mm footprint and no taller than 200mm
• 5.1 at 80W per channel or less, anything else is unnecessary overkill and realistically 40W per channel would be absolutely fine
• Optical in
• A decent integrated DAC ideally

Headphone amplification would be a "nice to have" but I have other options to satisfy this requirement so hardly a deal breaker.

 

Budget... I'd like to keep it under £500. 

[ChrisLoudon]

45 minutes ago, HM-2 said:

Budget... I'd like to keep it under £500. 

Hi buddy,

 

I would try and get your hand on an old / used Yamaha RX-V373 or something like that.

 

That's what I used before going back to plain old 2.1 in the bedroom. While its much smaller and weighs far less than my bigger RX-A2060, its still quite wide at 435mm.

 

All the big brands to 'slim' receivers but to fond something more 'compact' might require going boutique.

[HM-2]

Hmm, I could possibly look at replacing my under-desk drawers with something lower that would give me space to fit a receiver on the pedestal below my desk. That would potentially let me run something wider without worrying about desk real estate. 

[atarione]

I think you are going to be a bit out of luck with the size form factor you are looking for.... pretty much all the av receivers I am aware of are going to be about 130~150 mm deeper than you seek.

 

I saw on amazon the receiver I have for my tv the Yamaha RX-V385 was avail for about $300US (not sure about UK pricing?) but anyways it is a pretty decent 4K receiver going to be deeper than you'd wanted but it is reasonably compact for an AV receiver.

 

Even the the $600~ Marantz NR1510 Slim 5.2 receiver is about 17" deep... so ???