awilder
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| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Ok,Ok... NOBODY PANIC! CRISIS AVERTED! :)@caphill I appreciate your enthusiasm! I do have to keep it under control a bit, and definitely want to maximize value. ;) I'm kicking myself for not buying an Oppo before they closed up shop; the aftermark... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Thanks for all this... will definitely have some research to do this weekend!On the digital coax (which I do intend on doing once I replace my disc player), you said to make sure it's minimum 6 feet. I'm curious, what difference does that make? | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Just saw your followup... I’m definitely not ready to "cut my losses" on the Marantz! I think it is likely revealing other weak links in my setup, so want to address those first...many of which I’d also want to do, regardless of which preamp I hav... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Oh hey, maybe I can get a few bucks for my power strip! Heh.https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis93f69-monster-power-hts1000-powercenter-free-ship-and-pp-ac-con... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Oh, no need to apologize! I'm pretty sure we're going to be able to get he Marantz to blow away the Denon. I wouldn't be surprised if the Marantz is revealing other weak links in my setup.I'm not opposed to tinkering with fuses and power cords..b... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Good morning!Yep, so much for the budget! Heh. I felt like another amp/preamp combo unit might be worth spending $2k on....but I already feel like I'm getting way more value by using separates, so that's why I'm cool with spending more. (And, I go... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Update! I got the Rotel RMB-1585 yesterday and got a chance to hook it up and listen to it for a few minutes this afternoon. I’m still using the Denon as the preamp.I listened to just a few tracks and... WOW!Huge difference! The sound is much rich... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Yep. I realized that as soon as I add in the Rotel, my HTM2's weakness compared to the 803S's will be even more obvious (it's already lacking, with just the Denon). He gave me a good price on the HTM1, and since there aren't any HTM3S's available ... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Will do! :) | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Thanks @cakyol. Caphill and Auxinput actually convinced me to get a (used) Rotel RMB-1585 (see above)...and then I'll be investing in a separate pre/pro at some point in the future. | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? @caphill - duly noted, thanks. I'll lift with my legs!@aux - The Rotel is so heavy that he's got to send it by truck..so apparently it does save some money to simply add the HTM1 and send them both together...I'll be honest, too: The veneer on thi... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Thanks, that's helpful (yet again).So the seller has offered me the HTM1 for $950 -- a great price, from what I can tell. And, he can ship it at the same time as the Rotel... so that would be the total price, no extra for shipping.At that price, I... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Thanks, aux. For the Salamander - ha! But yep, I’m thinking I’ll either skip the front doors and sides (leaving the back panels in place), or will include the doors & sides, and then can leave the back panel off and in that case, you’re right,... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? Thanks for the heads-up on the heat. The Salamander racks have perforated doors in front, and vents in the back panel... so I was thinking of putting it on the bottom of one of the cabinets, probably by itself. (I could also leave the back panel ... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? @maritime51 - Thanks, though it looks like Darwin is quite a ways out of my price range...and I’ll need 5 of these cables. (yikes)@caphill - Yep, thanks. I’m very excited to listen to the new system! Just have to wait for trucking from Canada... :... |