davebuck

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integra dhc-9.9 or onkyo pr-sc866
I agree, BUT if SC866=DHC-9.9 and is better than SC865=DHC.9.8 , and DHC $$$ >>SC=$$, so best bet SC866! 
integra dhc-9.9 or onkyo pr-sc866
As an aside, now that I saved $450 on the Pre-Amp, I will of course spend it somewhere else, i.e. AMP! Any thoughts? I think I am either going for the Parasound 5250 @$1500 or the Odyssey combo which is $2150. Klaus really seems to know his stuff ... 
integra dhc-9.9 or onkyo pr-sc866
Thanks four your input. My thoughts were that it would be quite expensive for the integra/Onkyo to make substantial differrences in the 2 lines. I agree that the upgrades from the Integra 9.8 to 9.9 in worth the extra couple hundred dollars but On... 
Odyssey, ATI or W4S Amp for Maggie 1.6R
Interesting comments. The problem is pricing. We are comparing apples and oranges. The Odyssey will cost me $2200, the wyred4sound runs $1995, the ATI-1805 is $1500 and the Emotiva is only $800.So what is the cost benefit analysis? Is the Odyssey ... 
Odyssey, ATI or W4S Amp for Maggie 1.6R
I just got off the phone with Magnepan. They don't recommend going 7.1. Their feeling is 5.1 is more than adequate with 1.6R + SUB + CC1 + MC1as rears. I am leaning towards the ATI 1805 + Integra DHC 9.9 as I am now going to spend about $3000 for ... 
best $3000 4 ohm amp/pre or AVR for 5.1 media room
Any one have comments about Outlaw or Emotiva? 
best $3000 4 ohm amp/pre or AVR for 5.1 media room
I was thinking about the krell hts with a demo musical fidelity ht600. It will give me about 180W @ 4ohm. Not a lot of power for the maggies but at least it will be clean. But does the HTS pre amp do HDMI 1.1. or 1.3? Which specific model would yo...