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Henryhk wrote: "hopefully can do the new high resolution HD 5.1 audio DA conversion." Nope.

Kal

Many other prepros are picking up Audyssey, from Onkyo and Denon, Marantz, and NAD to Sim Audio and Wisdom. This is an incomplete listing: http://www.audyssey.com/products/index.html

OTOH, some, like Anthem, incorporate very competent room EQs of their own.

Kal

"Audyssey Dynamic EQ as well as Audyssey MultEQ"

Sure. They are quite different.

Kal

Iplaynaked:
Apparently Audyssey is saying that other smaller hi-end companies like Krell, Mcintosh, Theta, Anthem, etc, aren't in a financial position to do the integration with the MultEQ! - er, something like that. At least that's what the impression I'm getting from chatting with them.
They say they'd LOVE to have these smaller companies incorporate the Audyssey technology into their products, but that it's not fincancially feasible, for whatever reason.

No doubt this is a big issue. However, I note that both Wisdom Audio and Sim Audio have encorporated Audyssey and, although I know nothing of anyone's financials (but my own), I do not think these are massively larger than the ones you list. Anthem, btw, developed their own system which is quite good.

I also inquired as to the issue of their otherwise excellent "out-board" processor, being that you are adding another ANALOG TO DIGITAL TO ANALOG stage in that processing; and would they be adding a digital connection capability to that unit any time soon. I don't think they are, at this point.

I know. The issues are:
1. Digital formats are so varied that a multiplicity of inputs and codecs might be required and constantly updated.
2. There are very few pre/pros that can output a digital signal and very few power amps that can accept them (S/PDIF aside).

Kal

Of course, it is hard to advise since Guybguy never told us what, exactly, he lacks and what he is looking for in sound and/or video.

Kal

I have heard the ML only at show demos and found it impressive although that was to be expected. I have not auditioned it at home.

Kal