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| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? @btw22 The Classe SSP 800 is fabulous for both stereo and surrounds (HT) but is expensive even used for around $3500 and up cause its original msrp was $9500. Eventhough the SSP 800 is obselete and was discontinued last year but its after market r... | |
| So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system @audiotroy Yes I totally agree with you. And the OP wants an AV receiver with bells n whistles and I think the Arcam has them plus good sound and tonality for both music and HT (movies). The NAD and Cambridge Audio make great sounding receivers bu... | |
| So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system @curiousjim I would get the Arcam AVR550 currently retails for around $3k or $3500 brand new. I has bells and whistles or features you need. It has built-in Spotify, Tidal, Pandora apps. Got Wi-Fi, Airplay & Bluetooth.Equipped with Dirac Live ... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe Highly consider the Classe Delta CA-2300 stereo power amp this is a class AB design amplifier. Did retail for $7k but this amp has been discontinued last year (2017) and nowadays it can be had at good discount if you can find a used one in after m... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor Yeah...weird! Usually when video drops out the audio will drop out too or at least in the case of HDMI handshake. But your issue obviously isn't with hdmi handshake. I would contact Classe and find out. Most likely you will have to send your unit ... | |
| mcintosh preamp for 5.1 @stereo5Mac isn't the only one that can give you a lush sound. But Mac lacks in other areas : transparency, inner details, musical nuances and information was somewhat obscured compared to other high end gears. Lacking in musical rhtym and drive a... | |
| Looking for a high end integrated to suit Dynaudio contour 5.4's @plb02What's your budget in USD for an integrated amp? Do you need a built-in DAC? | |
| mcintosh preamp for 5.1 Correction : my friend's Mac monoblock power amps are the MC 1.25KW, not the MC 2KW. Sorry my bad. | |
| mcintosh preamp for 5.1 @stereo5 As per your claim above in regards to your friend’s all Mac 7.1 HT setup that’s simply your opinion or perhaps you haven’t heard true high end HT setup of system. The same applies to your earlier claim that your Mac C2500 tube preamp best... | |
| Looking for a high end integrated to suit Dynaudio contour 5.4's Melbourne, Australia or Melbourne, FL? Also add to your list the following integrateds :Boulder, Esoteric, Luxman, Soulution, CH Precision, Tidal, Ayre, Simaudio Evolution series, Dan D'Agostino Momentum integrated. | |
| mcintosh preamp for 5.1 There isn’t a single Mac preamp that I like and it also applies to their av multi-channel preamp processors (av pre pro). There are much better sounding preamps or av pre pros out there than McIntosh, some of them are cheaper than McIntosh but pro... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor @rshad0000 Hhmmm....yeah...that’s odd. Only the video drops out but the audio stays. Wondering what hdmi cable are you using to connect your SSP 800 to your display? Are you using a very long hdmi cable from the SSP 800 to your display? And you sa... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor @rshad0000 Weird. Mine is fine. There's been hiccups here and there on occasion it may be related to HDMI handshake issues. I only have the Oppo 205 player. that's the only AV source I have connected to the SSP 800 via HDMI. I split the HDMI outs ... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor @rshad0000Thanks. When the video on your SSP 800 was dropping out, what source was it playing from? Was it from your cable tv box or your bluray / 4K UHD bluray player or other AV sources such as gaming consoles, etc? Are you using Oppo UDP-205/20... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor @rshad0000So, are you also going to add overhead speakers for Dolby Atmos & DTS-X setup? Yes, while I love the SSP 800 as far as audio performance as it is a superb sounding pre pro but it's time to move on and get something more current in te... |