I will be buying everything, my main audio system has been moved to another room ( the main system is composed of Marsh Pre and Power amps, Dahlquist mirrored DQ-10s, with electronic cross over and subwoofer, as well as an NHT subwoofer. I also have a pair of Maggie 1.6s that I switch in and out. I have a Rega P3 turntable, a Rotel CD player and a Slim Devices Squeezebox, that serves as my connector to the music on my iMac)
The new system will be in a living room that is shoe box shaped, with the Monitor and sound system on one long wall and the seating on the other long wall. The room is 22'X14'X8'. The Monitor will be either a 50"ish Sony KDL 4 or a Pioneer Kuro. The DVD will be an Oppo for the short term until Blu-Ray prices and content start to improve, there will also be HD TV from either Dish, which is what I have currently or Cable. The room is bright as there is a 12' window, with plantation shutters, right behind the seating area.
If I don't get the Parasounds, I am looking at NAD (T175 and T975, sister company to PSB) or the Integra which everybody loves but nobody comments on what amps to use. I agree that room correction would be very cool. Any suggestions as to what I should consider would be appreciated.
I also have gotten conflicting info about whether to run HDMI into the pre-pro as opposed to directly to the Monitor with Digital Coax to the pre-pro for sound.
As for audio quality, which is the most important use for this system, I will most likely be streaming uncompressed AIFF files from my Home Media system, so the quality of the DVD audio abilities is not that crucial. The sound quality of DVD's and TV will be important.
The new system will be in a living room that is shoe box shaped, with the Monitor and sound system on one long wall and the seating on the other long wall. The room is 22'X14'X8'. The Monitor will be either a 50"ish Sony KDL 4 or a Pioneer Kuro. The DVD will be an Oppo for the short term until Blu-Ray prices and content start to improve, there will also be HD TV from either Dish, which is what I have currently or Cable. The room is bright as there is a 12' window, with plantation shutters, right behind the seating area.
If I don't get the Parasounds, I am looking at NAD (T175 and T975, sister company to PSB) or the Integra which everybody loves but nobody comments on what amps to use. I agree that room correction would be very cool. Any suggestions as to what I should consider would be appreciated.
I also have gotten conflicting info about whether to run HDMI into the pre-pro as opposed to directly to the Monitor with Digital Coax to the pre-pro for sound.
As for audio quality, which is the most important use for this system, I will most likely be streaming uncompressed AIFF files from my Home Media system, so the quality of the DVD audio abilities is not that crucial. The sound quality of DVD's and TV will be important.