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| Which AV Receiver? @millercarbon - dude, get off your soap box already! The guy has a budget of $300-1000 and he wants to add a center channel eventually (which is critical for proper directional sound in movie viewing). A push to 2-channel integrated is not goin... | |
| asus stxII with sparkos discrete opamps I was just indicating that a slow slew rate may not reduce as much treble clarity as much when in I/V because it's responding to straight line square waveforms.That being said, yes, a slow slew rate will ultimately result in poor treble. It's ... | |
| Preamp with HDMI inputs Well, sure, you could use an HT receiver as a processor. However, it's really a cheap swiss-army knife type of device since they are trying to shove as many different features and functions into a single unit at that low purchase cost. The DAC a... | |
| Preamp with HDMI inputs there really isn't a cheap 2-channel option except for those really cheap "HDMI audio extractors" for under $50. The only 2-channel option I know of that has HDMI inputs/outputs is the Classe Sigma 2200i integrated amp. There's a guy on ebay sel... | |
| Preamp with HDMI inputs Don't look at HT receivers. You want an HT Processor (it's basically an HT receiver without the internal amplifier part).For new, the Outlaw 975 at $549 is the only one in your budget (or Outlaw 976 if you want something a little better for $929)... | |
| Streamer upgrade thoughts Please oh, you know what, I did not catch that you wanted 5.1 analog outputs from the streamer. I don't think any streamer really does this except for the Oppo bluray players (and possibly some other players). It also depends if you want internet stre... | |
| asus stxII with sparkos discrete opamps In my experience, op amps even in the I/V position will affect the sonic signature. However, the I/V op amps are placed right at the DAC chip output. The DAC chip is outputting straight DC pulses. These are essentially square waveforms. The pu... | |
| Streamer upgrade thoughts Please Hi johnny. I've been doing further research. I take back my comment on Zidoo not being as good as Dune. I think the Zidoo has a much better power supply than the others (such as Dune or Zappiti). At this point the Zidoo UHD2000 is my vote and ... | |
| Audioquest vs. Others Depends on the cable and the gear to which they are connected. I've heard different AQ cables with the same gear sound dull, muddied, bright to rip your ears off. That's generally the difference between the lower end, which uses long-grain cop... | |
| Streamer upgrade thoughts Please The Dune HD Ultra 4K is likely the best device for both video HDMI output and analog audio outpu because of the dual linear power supplies (two R-Core transformers).I was just looking into this and the Zidoo UHD2000 is likely going to be my choice... | |
| Full Range comparison @audioabyss - I checked out the Schmidt Lambrix website. I would agree that those speakers would be excellent sounding, since I know what the 12P sounds like, but I think they are charging way too much. $4500 for a pair of speakers with $160 dri... | |
| Full Range comparison Japenese Full Range offered on ebay., which are less than 1/2 the price of the Exotics, and are cool looking. Less than 1/2 price of the Exotics should be in the $400 range, not $7k. The Feastrex remind me of the Voxativ drivers with their hug... | |
| Full Range comparison can you provide a link to one of the Japanese FR on ebay? I'm just curious. | |
| Full Range comparison I wouldn’t take his opinion of Wharfedale as an indicator of what his products are like. In the full range arena, he does an excellent job. And he also just states opinions on what he "knows". He may not have access to or know the labs from vendor... | |
| Full Range comparison If you're interested, watch this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30H7t6ENTtIIt's the first in a series of videos where Mark Fenlon (MarkAudio) talks about the design of his full range drivers. There are 6 parts (6 videos) total in this lecture. |