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| Purchase a receiver or what? need your advice. On the video side of thing, I run the video from my Oppo 205 directly to my 4K display using video only HDMI out of the Oppo 205 and run the audio to my AV processor using the audio only HDMI out of the Oppo 205. The Oppo 205 is my only AV video s... | |
| Purchase a receiver or what? need your advice. @auxinput Thanks for sharing your experiences with the AV8805. Did you test it for surround movies (home theater)? I don’t like Audyssey in the Marantz and would prefer ARC2 way better IMO. Even the latest NAD av products no longer use Audyssey, t... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? @auxinput @awilder The current model Classe Sigma SSP Mk2 retails for $6k new and even used it will be in around $4k ish since it supports the latest formats and is current model as far as I know. I’m worried that the Sigma SSP that you saw for sa... | |
| B&W Nautilus 803 or B&W 702 S2? @auxinput True. I have heard the B&W 802 D3 at the shop driven by all McIntosh tube power amp and preamp and didn’t like the sound at all. For some reason, B&W will not pair well with some tube amps, not all. Better off with SS amps. I thi... | |
| Home Theater Receiver recommendations for B&W 803S? You will not do those B&W 803S justice by using an AV receiver. I would avoid using an AV receiver for those speakers. I suggest you go for AV separates (av pre pro + power amp) for those speakers. But you will never find even used AV separate... | |
| Purchase a receiver or what? need your advice. @auxinput Out of curiosity, you mentioned above that recently you were able to test the latest Marantz processor in your system.Were you referring to the AV8805? If so, how did it perform sonically in comparison to its prodecessor AV8802? Just cur... | |
| Purchase a receiver or what? need your advice. @meambler Out of the two options that you listed above I agree with auxinput I would go with the Marantz SR8012. If pure sound quality is your number one priority I would look into the flagship NAD T787 receiver ($4k), flagsip Rotel RAP-1580 ($380... | |
| Marantz 7007- amp not functioning Not sure the real main difference between the 12 & 13. Probably on the video side of things. The 13 series can probably pass through the latest HDR, Dolby Vision on the 4k video side of things. If you like the features, functionality and setup... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations I've never heard the Auralic Vega paired with the Classe CA-2300 power amp and the Vandy 2C Sigs before. You should highly consider the PS Audio Direct Stream DAC. It is very good. In regards to the Classe CP 800 stereo preamp/DAC, I haven't heard... | |
| Marantz 7007- amp not functioning Just get a new replacement receiver. Not worth repairing it will cost too much to repair. Today modern AV receivers usually won't last for more than 5 or 7 yrs if you're lucky, especially with HDMI switching and new softwares and all. | |
| B&W Nautilus 803 or B&W 702 S2? IMO the Sonus Faber Olympica iii ($13,500/pair) and the Olympica ii ($10k/pair) are more musical or I should say more engaging with music than the B&W 803 D3 which retail for $17k/pair. My friend happens to be a dealer for both B&W & S... | |
| Burmester 909's Mk5 vs Magnus MA500's I used to own the D'Agostino Momentum M400 monoblock amps (2 pairs) driving the Wilson Audio Alexx speakers with the Audio Research Reference 10 linestage preamp and DCS Vivaldi full four stacks served as my digital front end source components. Th... | |
| best preamps Unlimited budget could mean a call to Naim Statement gears, Boulder, Tidal, MBL, Soulution, CH Precision, Burmester, D’Agostino Momentum series, etc. They can hit close close to a million dollars for the shoe setup and system. | |
| Best of these integrated amps... @flip49er Out of those 3 choices you listed above I would rule out the Marantz PM10. However, the Marantz SA10 CD/SACD player is awesome but the PM10 analog integrated amp isn’t that impressive especially considering its retail price of $8k brand ... | |
| Which solid state power house: Naim NAP 500DR or McIntosh MC611? @jeredh I've heard the Wilson Sasha series 2 paired with all Audio Research Reference series gears in a very well treated room and thought they sounded fantastic together. I've also heard the Wilson Alexx, which is way better than the Sasha 2 and ... |