caphill
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| Home theater setup recommendations? For starters or for someone who isn't an audiophile such as your daughter I think a good quality AV receiver would suffice it. As suggested by audiotroy earlier I would look for audiophile brand receivers eg NAD, Rotel, Arcam, Audio Control, Anthe... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor Yes I was surprised too especially considering the Gryphon Diablo 300 price point. I think you better get a very good quality xlr to rca converter. | |
| Here comes the Oppo UDP-205 replacement.... But the Pioneer Elite UDP LX800 player isn't available here in the US. It's currently available only in Asia, Europe and maybe Australia / NZ region. | |
| Marantz SA 10 compared to I’m sure the Marantz SA 10 is quite a bit better than the stock Oppo 205 for both CD & SACD playbacks. They aren’t in the same league IMO.The SA 10 is Marantz reference series line and is their flagship CD/SACD player within their reference se... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor @rshad0000 I’m concerned that the xlr to rca adapter will degrade the signal thus sound quality. I would avoid using that. But it seems like you have no choice since your HT bypass on your Gryphon is rca. Yes, I can't wait till my new MP-50 fully ... | |
| Home theater setup recommendations? @david_ten Agreed....those acoustic panels from Sony OLED is pretty good for tv viewings. Or else Bose small surround sound speakers system will work for them since Bose seems to be a reference system for them and is simple to operate. | |
| Home theater setup recommendations? Naim Muso will sound much better than soundbars but it is meant for listening to music only, not for watching movies or tv shows. And it isn't multi-channel setup but it is very simple. Thought I just threw it out there for you. | |
| Home theater setup recommendations? Or get them Bose surround sound system as this seems to be a reference system for them and for lots of people (non-audiophile crowds). | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor Naim Statement gears, which consists of Naim NAC S1 linestage preamp and Naim NAP S1 monoblock amps, are extraordinary and these are statement products/cost-no-object design gears. Most Naim dealers wouldn't have these Naim Statement gears on disp... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations @2tuby I wouldn't get the Classe CT-SSP/SSP 800 av preamp surround processor if I were you. The CT-SSP does not have a USB input. It does have HDMI, spdif (coax digital audio), and optical digital (Toslink) inputs. Lacking USB input can be trouble... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations @2tuby Yes there will be huge improvements sonically when using a $400 DAC/preamp vs a $6k preamp/DAC. Your upstream electronics play important role as they are the ones feeding the signals to your power amp and speakers. If you feed them with gar... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor @rshad0000 I’m still running my Lyngdorf MP-50 in in order to get it properly and fully broken in. I still haven’t really sit down to make thorough observation yet from a sonic standpoint until it’s fully broken in. I will report back once it’s fu... | |
| DAC OR NO DAC??? @rwrightcpa When you asked about the internal DAC in McIntosh MC2600, did you mean the C2600 preamp? | |
| DAC OR NO DAC??? @rwrightcpa Are you sure you had everything set up correctly and properly on your Sigma SSP? Cause setting up Classe processors are very different from setting up your Marantz processor or other Japanese processors. I had set up my friend's Marant... | |
| Looking for speaker recommendations @2ruby Out of those two speakers that you listed above I would definitely go with the DeVore Gibbon X but as one of the member said above that these speakers retail for $15k/pair new and I wouldn’t think that you would be able to find a used pair ... |