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| Would you even consider? My Parasound New Classic 7000 processor blew up, so I tried the Oppo 103D as a processor, the sound was better in all ways through the Oppo.No one has or I think will, build a multi-player that can function as a processor, so I bought another 103D... | |
| ~$4,000 home theater + music system? Your room is almost square, consider 2 smaller subs instead of one big one, and do the 'clap' test to see if you have any undesirable reflection points.I got rid of my upgradedititus disease by going to a 4 sub system and a few sound absorbing wal... | |
| how much did you spend on rear surround speakers? Thanks Bacardi, you have just given me a reason to spend another $5.2K on surround speakers!...I am waiting for a second pair of Qs8's to arrive, but you have got me thinking that perhaps I should have saved up to get the matching surrounds for my... | |
| Opinion on Adding Processor to skip buggy AVR HDMI Don't know how many HDMI devices you are running through your Arcam, I run my Blu ray with 7.1 analog out to the processor, sounds wonderfullThat is if your disc player has analog outputs, run all your other stuff through digital coaxial, connect ... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage Sorry to offend you with my settle down comment, what I meant was that you should wait for the treatments to arrive before buying new gear, that is all...most of us, myself included are a fairly impatient bunch. Your timelines are measured in mont... | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store Only if you take a Wednesday afternoon off work, not a lot of customers at that time of day, and make it clear you are just there to listen to some equipment, and ask if they have time to play some stuff (bring your own music)Be appreciative and t... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage Realrmo, you need to settle down and wait patently for your room treatments to show up from Foam Factory, it took about a month for mine to arrive.Don't be spending money before you get to play around with the treatments, I found them to solve mos... | |
| Marantz SR5008 vs Cambridge Audio AZUR 650R You have a mighty fine 5.1 speaker set up, can you demo the Cambridge? There are things about the Cambridge that you may not like: very revealing AVR, meaning all the stuff you thought sounded great, may now sound shrill and bright. All the stuff ... | |
| Marantz SR5008 vs Cambridge Audio AZUR 650R You have a mighty fine 5.1 speaker set up, can you demo the Cambridge? There are things about the Cambridge that you may not like: very revealing AVR, meaning all the stuff you thought sounded great, may now sound shrill and bright. All the stuff ... | |
| Room Treatment Surprise Had I been aware of the benifits of room treatments 4 years ago, I could have saved myself approx. $4,000 on upgrading various components, cables etc. The culprit of music enjoyment is the room! Deal with the room, and you will find that your gear... | |
| Where's the talk/reviews on the Emotiva UMC-200? I was seriously consedring this product, but I did not like how the bass management works on 7.1 analogue inputs (it is not even available) So for me that pretty well sealed it, plus the high cost of shipping to Canadaand then I read thishttp://da... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? 1)tube buffer2)acoustic treatments3)tape a square of toiler paper over the tweeterThe tube buffer/treatment combo certainly helped tame the violins through my systemSai, thanks for the youtube link, Sai, as in Sai Babba? Emoting from Nirvana?Or yo... | |
| How to setup a home theater system 1) talk about the importance of a good centre channel, you do not emphasize it enough (60-85%) of HT sound is out of the centre2)tweeter level to the ears3)toe speakers in/out angle speakers up/down fun to play with, and free4)Talk about room trea... | |
| Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh? Donjr, you may be my brother from another monther, I too bought my first system at 12 yrs old with paper route money! Sadly, nowdays, it's adults delivering the paper | |
| Installing additional outlet to the same line Do it the Meiwan way. For the ground you could splice the ground wire into two, or daisy chain the ground from one recepticle to the other (using a short bare wire) so on the ground screw, you would have two wires feeding into itYou could also do ... |