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| Most Reliable CDPs? Bigbucks5, Can you elaborate on the Esoterics being noisy? Is this a mechanical noise from the player or noisey from the sense that it is be conveyed as the output of the unit and through the speakers? | |
| best artists in the last 15 years Arp, Gospel? Yes, Fairfield Four. I am sure others to boot, but this is a great album. | |
| Receiver with preouts vs pre/pro Avguy seems to contradict his own statement (no offense), but the AV receivers drop in value as quickly (reference the ability to buy the Denon 38XX-58XX receivers at 10-15 cents on the dollar) as the pre/pros, both suffering from the same cause. ... | |
| Old top-of-the-line A/V Receiver vs. new mid-level I think a much bigger improvement to the sound will be to stop using the weak link in the AV receivers, that being the amplifier sections. You would be better off running the pre-outs (at least for the mains) into a decent 2-channel amplifier (for... | |
| Ground Loop Issues May not be your solution, but something I found interesting in a similar circumstance. We have a three way light (dim, medium, regular/bright) in the same room as my system, different outlet/different circuit. My wife put a standard light bulb in ... | |
| Using a preamp without a power amp You would be better off using the main outs of the preamp due to the issue that running the preamp without any output can cause damage to some (many) preamps. You may want to check with your preamp manufacturer if you are at risk by not outputing ... | |
| Power cord upgrades for Krell amps Puerto, captive means that it is hardwired into the back of the amp, not a simple 3-prong IEC connector. Most components have removeable power cords. Just because a cord is captive, does not mean you cannot change it. Though it does require you to... | |
| in terms of ht processing and 2 channel is b&k ? I had a B&K 507 S2, it performed very well with B&W speakers, but when I upgraded my speakers to Totem (which I not longer have), I found the 507 to be too bright in the amplification side with these speakers. When I ran the pre outs to ot... | |
| Totem Mani-2 and Adcom 555/2 Bdgregory, Thanks for your follow up with regards to the M200 from B&K, I am sure in response to my experience with the 507 receiver. I had sort of ruled out B&K after my experience with the 507 and the Totem speakers. I am glad to hear th... | |
| Power cord upgrades for Krell amps I am not saying that a PC change cannot improve the performance of a Krell amp. In all likelihood it is just as likely to improve the performance of a Krell as many other brands. Just conveying Krells position on this. This topic is covered in sev... | |
| Give up on Thiel 3.6 or try another amp again ? Samzx12, I agree with your statement on the ML amps. I ran my Thiel 2.2s with the Mark Levinson 331.5 which I felt was a terrific match. This amp had no issues driving the 2.2s and as you state, can also drive the 3.6 (though I cannot say from exp... | |
| Sony BDP-S2000ES Blue-ray question So based on Bigtee response, you only get extended resolution audio if sent via analog not via the HDMI as the HDMI does not have the capacity to carry both an HD video signal and a HD audio signal together.So, the use of the 5.1 analog outputs wi... | |
| Give up on Thiel 3.6 or try another amp again ? The thread should not bum anybody out if it helps them to become aware of synergy issues and upstream equipment importance. Perhaps those on a slightly lower budget should consider the Thiel 2.2s over the 3.6s. They require less power (lower budge... | |
| Help shipping a speaker over seas I have never encountered this as a requisite. When I sold my speakers to Paul in Hong Kong, I sold them as an individual. Perhaps since they were picked up at my company, this was not an issue as they work with my company for our business shipping... | |
| Help shipping a speaker over seas Also, I would definately use wooden crates, especially since they are likely to be opened for customs inspections. Cardboard won't do (at the very minimum line the inside of the outer cardboard box with 1/4" plywood on all sides). Secondly, I woul... |