allanblissett

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All-in-one streamer/amp with HT bypass?
You may not find any unit that does it all, especially the streaming part. Your best bet if you don't want to add a separate streamer, is to get a preamp like the Rotel RC 1590, which has everything else plus Bluethooth and use that for the stream... 
Toslink, Coax, AES/EBU, USB 2.0 audio, HDMI??
Yes but USB seems so problematic and complicated.  
Oppo 205 owners
I got the answer from Oppo, I had a CD in the tray,  not playing, just left in there. That stopped the button from activating, just the test tone button. Who would know? 
Interesting HDMI Problem: OPPO UDP-205
No such issues with my 205 and Sharp  60" LED. Started playing CD, turned on TV, one short blurb from Oppo, nothing more while TV playing or with TV turned off again.Maybe my older Sharp not smart enough :) 
Oppo 205 revelations, questions..
I am, its making me rethink my whole system. Well maybe not all of it, but certainly the front end. 
All Quiet on the Oppo front?
Like my 105, I got mine primarily for use as a 5.1 processor with its analog outputs into my two and three channel amps when I need HT.  
Home theater bypass
Thanks guys, good ideas, I will check them out. 
Home theater bypass
Ok guys, here is a HT bypass question for whoever can answer. I asked it months ago on the Asylum when I was thinking of getting a Oppo 205, but nobody could answer.I have a Mac C48 preamp that only goes into bypass mode by a 12v trigger from a pr... 
All Quiet on the Oppo front?
Yeah, I was surprised too, as I had emailed Oppo like a month before to ask if I could still get on the list. They responded and said i was too late.Then weeks after in a conversation on Audio Asylum,  a inmate posted a link to register. I tried i... 
All Quiet on the Oppo front?
For what its worth, I registered with Oppo on July 25, and got mine September 5th.Its still in the box waiting for the 105 to exit.  
Gallo Ref 3.1 or PMC GB1/FR1
Go with the PMC FB1+, you will love them. I bought a pair back in June and they are everything that review says.I also heard the Gallos at a friends house a few months before I got the PMCs, and I was not impresssed.The FB1+ are just so smooth, cl... 
Am I going crazy or?
Nsgarch, I agree 100%, the item dosen't sit there because the price is too high, it sits there because someone who really wants it hasn't seen it yet. 
Anyone else regenerating A/C?
Speedy,Check thier website,http://www.brickwall.com/I think the Brick Wall is what PS Audio tried to copy when they did the UO.I also had a 20amp UO before I found Brick Wall, and every time I would try to pin PSA down on the surge capabilities of... 
Anyone else regenerating A/C?
Speedy,The Exactpower is a superior product to the PS Audio, and as you say, PS Audio does seem to be all about mass produced profits. You can tell by how they push out new stuff everyday.I have two EP15As, one in my HT system thats allways on, an... 
Anyone else regenerating A/C?
Nsgarch,You're right again.You know what they say, "you can lead a horse to the water,but you cann't make him drink" ;)Allan