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| Sound bar for Dialogue I augmented a pair of KEF Reference 1s with a KEF Reference 204/2C center speaker for dialog. My setup integrates an Ayre stereo preamp with a Bryston SP3 processor for surround. Last night I set the center speaker to none in the SP3 menu and was ... | |
| Best combination of HT and sound The Schiit Mani provides MM & MC and may be as good as what you’d find in most processors. It’s small enough to fit nearly anywhere, and at $129 not a lot to lose if you don’t like it.I use a hybrid setup comprised of Ayre preamp and Bryston p... | |
| surround processor? My point is that one can assemble a 2-channel setup of choice and if that setup includes a preamp with a by-pass input, it can also serve as the front LR for a surround setup without doing harm to stereo performance. I assembled a stereo setup com... | |
| surround processor? Skepticism about mixing 2-channel with multi-channel makes me think it must be imagined that a balanced connection to a preamp input set to by-pass somehow corrupts the preamp when it is used for 2-channel even when the input and the source for th... | |
| surround processor? Although my setup is all balanced Ayre 5 series with a Bryston SP3 used only for surround, I suspect the SP3 itself would make a fine preamp/processor. I see no need for separate locations. The Ayre preamp and amp drive a pair of KEF Reference 1s ... | |
| surround processor? soix, I assume in the setup you describe the AVP is out of the loop for stereo, but its L/R preouts go to by-pass inputs of the preamp for surround. That’s the setup I use. HDMI input to a Bryston SP3, balanced analog from the SP3 to an Ayre pream... | |
| Krell HTS 7.1 still worth it today? I use a Bryston SP3 connected to an Ayre disc player via HDMI and to the by-pass input of an Ayre preamp via XLR. I use its video pass through to the projector, so it's easy to switch between disc and cable. But looking at the Audiogon Blue Book... | |
| USB DAC of Oppo 205 mastering92 must have intended to respond to a different post. Re OP, I'm using the Oppo 205 as a Roon endpoint via ethernet. The ultraRendu and LPS 1.2 are no longer used. | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 In a secondary setup, I'm using a pair of Velodyne HGS-10s with SMS-1 bass management to augment KEF LS50s. The subs make a substantial difference, but I'm guessing a KC62 would too. That setup uses an Oppo 205 as disc player and Roon endpoint w... | |
| Magico A1 vs KEF Reference 1 (META) vs KEF LS50 + KEF KC62 yyzsantabarbara, re KEF Reference 1s with sub woofer: I agree the KEFs have good bass extension, but I found that adding a pair of Velodyne HGS-15s with SMS-1 bass management crossed at 80 Hz, 24 dB/octave really increased the size of the soundsta... | |
| What Have You Done With Your Obsolete/Outdated AV Receivers & Preamps? 😳 My one and only receiver is a Marantz Model 18 bought in the mid-60s with a month of post-doc stipend. It sits on display in a rack and will continue to do so. I moved on to a series of separates: Proceed PAV & Amp 2, Parasound JC-1, -2, &am... | |
| Center channel The KEF Reference 204/2C is now driven by a Schiit Vidar in balanced monaural. My usual practice is to set all speakers at 75 dB SPL C, but to achieve that I had to trim all speakers except the center to 0 and trim the center to -10 -- I need to ... | |
| Center channel The Bryston SP3 manual has a number of appendices, one of which informs me it does both Neo6:Cinema and Dolby Pro Logic. I’ve tried Neo6:Music, and it generates plausible surround from stereo. I think I’m going to try balanced from the SP3 to a Sc... | |
| Center channel The answer to your question, miller carbon, is that she did not. Only the input of the Ayre KX-5 preamp that is set to by-pass invokes surround. The DX-5 DSD can go directly to the preamp via balanced analog or through the Bryston SP3 processor ... | |
| Subwoofer Footing - Connect or Isolate? I discovered early on that placing my Velodyne HGS-15s of Auralex SubDudes really improves their performance. I do enjoy that subtle more felt than heard experience when a large pipe is played by the organist. |