blindjim
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| Imaging problem, or lack thereof...any ideas Other than re-checking the configs & connections, only this... go to Best Buy and get a new one... see if it does the same thing or not, then take it back.... or as you said, you might get another one to replace it, just keep the new one.That ... | |
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| Imaging problem, or lack thereof...any ideas After a few reading of your post, it seems the problems stem from the play station gizmo... perhaps using the digital links the play station is outputting multi ch info into a 2 ch signal path.Can the video game thingy be configured to down mix to... | |
| Imaging problem, or lack thereof...any ideas With all those connections going on, have you somehow mixed the right and lefts up somewhere perhaps?if not.... Sounds like something is inverting the phase. Which ever way you are losing imaging, do that but then before playing music, transpose t... | |
| Review: Onkyo TX SR 805B Surround Pre Snofun3 Thanks much.“You say "The Audacy feature is negated however if an outboard amp (s) are used and the settings will need to be configured manually". “Actually what happens if extra amps are used is this… nothing. Nada. Audacy won’t begin whe... | |
| Manley Snapper mono blocks-Your opinions please The Manley amps are a good choice IMO.For me it came down to them and my present amps, Dodd 120 MK II with the cap upgrade.I never heard either of these amps prior to making my decision. With the added power, cap upgrade, and better price (at that... | |
| Best next step to upgrade sound? Braudio7 Some thoughts here which are simply my considered opinion, is the thinking which goes on before buying a receiver in the first place... simplicity. One gizmo to do all or most all, of the work. Not a bunch of boxes to connect up and provi... | |
| Ever feel like we are going nowhere here? I see it two ways. yep there's plenty of redundancy on the surface, however...Things change. Newer components arrive, new cables are made, and improvements in digital comes at leaps and bounds. Power conditioning too has moved onward and upward ju... | |
| Power cable question with cdp In what respect Bil? Or with what items? | |
| Best next step to upgrade sound? yes... added to the pre outputs of the receiver.Why?I'd say given you have a mid level Marantz receiver. That means you have a mid level pre/proc and amp in there too. For now... IMO... an amp will lend itself to better control of the loudspeakers... | |
| Power cable question with cdp Making the fixed pc into a migratory cord isn't that difficult... depending on how handy you are. In all, it's a simple task that can be done by an experienced technician... Do be mindful that it may not be seen by another prospective buyer later ... | |
| Best next step to upgrade sound? That door is wide open to you now.If now, you want to improve upon or add to this, a more dedicated 2 ch aspect, I'd say add an amp first. But that's me.The Fidelity wall you have in place now is the receiver. Although I'm sure it is fine enough, ... | |
| Moving ic cables around in system? All kidding aside... it ought to be a simple enough item to find out for yourself, huh?Both of my recievers aren't the greatest items for discerning cable intricacies 100%... RWV. | |
| Moving ic cables around in system? My exp says, "Yes"... how much though, will depend upon other variables.usually the diffs are subtle, and tend to be about the presentation's scope, rather than tonal changes. | |
| best sounding tube pre and ss amp youve heard. BAT VK5i + VK500 BP was my first tube + ss shot. It was pretty good after getting the right tubes in the preamp.The best however, was a Thor TA 1000 + BAT VK500 w/BAT Pk. wzs the best sound I'd had in my home. That was while using VSA VR4 JR, and/... |