bar81
Responses from bar81
| Amps for Focal Scala? The Ayre MX-R should be excellent. The BAT VK-600 SE didn't sound too shabby in a brief audition on Scala and Maestro. | |
| HDMI for video / Coax Digital for audio???? You would only get two channel downmixed lossless over coax or multichannel lossy (e.g., DD, DTS).Since I have a 2 channel home theater set up, I use the arrangement you are suggesting with HDMI to my Panasonic Plasma for video and coax to my EMM ... | |
| Kharma ceramic blow up No, it's just a Kharma thing. Avalon and Marten both use ceramic drivers and I haven't heard of any similar widespread issues with them. | |
| Disc player and DAC or just a player? What is your budget and what components do you already have? | |
| Linn Klimax DS. How good is it? But the question he would then have to ask himself is when (or if) he would ever get his player back from APL after paying all that money. | |
| Suggestions on a Blu-ray DVD player? Are you using a receiver and its DACs? If so, the Oppo should be all you need. | |
| Looking for a new SS integrated amp for B&W 805S I was quite pleased with my Ayre AX-7e on my B&W 804S speakers (don't let the numbers dissuade you, it has plenty of power). It is right around that price range I believe with standard dealer discount. | |
| Oppo BDP-83 optical out for 2ch stereo from blu-r? Sounds like you should use the digital out then. I am doing the same with my Blu-Ray/HD DVD player with two channel PCM output over coax into my EMM Labs XDS1 CDP and it works extremely well. There is no need for a two channel specific track in yo... | |
| Is active speaker the future? They have been doing it for a while and it hasn't mattered so it is extremely unlikely. | |
| Oppo BDP-83 optical out for 2ch stereo from blu-r? The response would depend on the quality of your DAC and digital cable. The only way to really know would be to try out both options. | |
| Ayre KX-R Yes. Jump on it and ride it home. | |
| Ayre KX-R Yes, it is a downright steal at the pricepoint. ime, the preamp is the linchpin of a system and the KX-R is elite. | |
| Utopia Skala / Alto speakers anyone hear them both I know I am reviving an old thread but the original question was never answered and I finally had the chance to compare the Scala head to head with the Alto the other day. What Focal has done with the Scala is pretty impressive and something I am ... | |
| Anyone heard the new Focal Grande Utopia EM? Talk2me,I finally had the chance to compare the Scala head to head with the Alto and I stand corrected - the difference is significant. What Focal has done is pretty impressive and something I am still having a hard time comprehending given what I... | |
| EMM Labs new XSD1 single box player My pleasure. |