Keyboard into "hi-fi" amps ??

[Aljaheejus]

Is there anything not right about using a stereo system to amplify a keyboard?  When I was young I plugged all manner of things into my dad's Dynaco pre-amp and my Harmon-Kardon 430 receiver, guitars, mics, tape recorders, etc.  Nothing blew out.

Now, an electronic keyboard (kids') needs amplification and I'm tempted to use a Creek 4140 integrated through one of it's inputs other than the phono.  Alternatively the BH Quickie that needs building feeding a stock Dynaco ST-70 is an option (or just the ST-70 with a volume pot installed.)

Then, the other advice I'd appreciate would be recommendations for an inexpensive kit or DIY approach to stereo keyboard amplification for practice/small space/near-field setup.  The music stores have manufactured small monitor speakers in use for demoing gear that could be part of the solution.

 

[Hank Murrow]

My Fatah 88 note keyboard plays through a Kawai digital engine into my All MQ/All BH system and Blumenstein floorstanders. The pics show the old setup, but it plays even better through the new system. A friend and I built the 'Elizabethan' casework for it.  Soon, I will be able to play a Fazioli 308 concert grand with Kontakt software through my MacBook Pro. Cheers, Hank in Eugene

 

[Aljaheejus]

Very nice to see your set-up, "Elizabethan" handiwork and a good old stereo being put to diverse application!  What kind of speakers are those?  I can imagine that positioning could be quite delusional while playing.  Thanks again.

 

[Hank Murrow]

Those speakers are my now-retired 10" Kevlar/Focal transmission lines, the mids were 5" Vifa concentric t-lines with Linaeum film tweeters. Pretty good for homemade, but bulky and vague compared to Clark&Molly's efforts, which play more beautifully in my medium-sized room.