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| HDMI or 7.1 out for best AQ Thanks to all for the responses thus far. They were most helpful to a HT technophobe.Bill | |
| HDMI or 7.1 out for best AQ Hi Kal,Thanks for responding.My system is a combined 2-ch/HT set-up. The Oppo will be used only in as a player for the HT part of the system. I have a separate 2-ch only CD/SACD player and preamp. I run Herron monoblocks into highly modified Reime... | |
| Modification Nightmares I am putting in a vote for VSE-modded Sony CD/SACD players. Excellent sound/value. Warren G. in CA and Bill T. in VA are a pleasure to deal with.I used to own a Sony 777es with the VSE Level 5+ mod that I sold a couple of years ago when "downsizin... | |
| Universal DVD Player I too recommend the Oppo BDP-83. Amazing PQ. But, the AQ isn't up to critical listening standards for 2-channel music; it is kinda 2-dimensional and lacking weight. It's fine for movie playback. Modwright is currently working on a mod for it howev... | |
| tube pre amp with tube / SS /hybrid power amp ? It would help us 'Goners trying to advise you if we knew what speakers you were driving.However, I too would recommend the Blue Circle gear, at least their power amps. I'm running a deHavilland Ultraverve 2 preamp with NOS tubes into a Blue Circle... | |
| Best interconnect for Spectral amp, RCA or XLR?? It has been quite a few years since I had my all Spectral/MIT system, but I found an XLR interconnect b/t preamp and power amp(s) to be a significant upgrade over SE IC's. I had the identical preamp you are using with an older DMA-200 power amp. | |
| Cost no Object but Small Room Before I moved into my own house a little over a year ago, my listening room was 12' x 16'. I used a pr. of Dynaudio C2's there with fantastic results driven by Atma-Sphere MP1 MkIII pre and MA2 Mk2.3 amps. They did not overwhelm the room as long ... | |
| For HT, how important is extension south of 20 Hz? I recently completed building (2) sonosubs using a design found over on AVSforum with TCsounds TC-2000 15" drivers in each sub. They are flat to 14hz, am driving them with 1000 watts to each sub. This is my first experience with bass of this type ... | |
| Acapella vs. Avantgarde While I'm no expert on the Avantgardes (and have never listened to any Acapellas), I can tell you that when I auditioned a pr. of Duos I crossed them off the list because I could always tell when the sound went from the midrange horn to the woofer... | |
| Which multi channel amp Parasound or Theta? You might want to consider the Plineus Odeon as well. Extremely musical. | |
| Silverline Sonata II or III owners Thanks for the responses, guys.Mike, what would be some of your recommendations for speakers bettering the the Sonata's in that price range? They would be used in a combo 2-channel/HT system, usage about 50/50. Looking for something non-fatiguing ... | |
| reluctant about home theater I guess I have a little bit of a different experience and advice than some of the above posters. I used to have separate 2-channel and HT systems. The 2-channel system was a "no-compromise" system, with Dynaudio C2's, Atma-Sphere MA2 Mk2.3's monob... | |
| SCD-777ES and cd-r's Yes, it will play CDR's. It's a great transport, but needs some work to make it a good RBCD player. It's pretty darn good in stock form on SACD. | |
| Power Cords on a $1000 budget what would you do? The Black Sand Cable Silver Reference PC is another one to take a look at. I heard these on my Atma-Sphere MA2 Mk2.3 monoblocks a few weeks back. I was impressed enough that I purchased four of them for the amps and one for my line conditioner. Th... | |
| How can I improve my Sony SCD-777ES for red book I don't know if SACD is of importance to you or not, but my recommendation is to have the unit modded. You probably won't get $1400 for the 777ES, probably more like $1200. I had mine modded by Warren Gregoire with the Level 5 VSE mod for $1500. R... |