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| HT cross over question I'm not sure I understand your setup, but I'd guess you want to defeat the crossover at your sub and rely only on the 80 Hz of your AVR. Before I had KEF 107/2s which do have substantial LF extension, I used a pair of 104/2s which roll-off below a... | |
| Fake Audiophiles I don't have anything original to contribute, but I was impressed by the thoughtful posts of Akg_ca and Tom32. I'd guess most of us see our audio systems as just a means to an end, the enjoyment of music, although just looking at my Thrones TD 124... | |
| In defense of ABX testing One of the difficulties in behavioral research is precise definition of stimulus-response. The more complex the stimulus, the less precise the definition. In ABX testing, the definition of the cumulative response is trivial: can reliable hear a di... | |
| Surround Processor better than a Proceed AVP? Wow! I reread this stream and it was difficult to recall the setup I used when I wrote my posts. I still have a Proceed PAV/PDSD pair that I haven't been using. Now processing is by an Oppo BDP-105. The stereo preamp is a Parasound JC-2 BP. The am... | |
| The Best New HT Processor The problem I have with expensive processors is that, unlike preamps, they tend to become obsolete as new processing technology is developed. So I use an Oppo 105 for processing, and pass through its front LR stereo to the preamp. Surround channel... | |
| Receiver recommendation I bought a good preamp with pass-through (Parasound JC-2 BP), because spending a lot of money on a processor to get good sound seems a waste. Processors tend to become obsolete. I used an Oppo BDP-105 as my processor for several years, but I recen... | |
| Opinion on Adding Processor to skip buggy AVR HDMI I take the HDMI-1 output from my Oppo BDP-105 directly to the projector, thereby bypassing the processor. HDMI-2 goes to the processor for audio -- though you may not need a processor with the ability of the Oppo to do speaker management, etc. The... | |
| Home Theater Fronts, Center & Receiver - 2K Used I take the output of my DirecTV HD-DVR via HDMI to my Oppo BDP 105 and HDMI-1 from the Oppo directly to my projector, thereby bypassing the processor. The Oppo has very capable video processing. I think the same would be true of a BDP 103, though ... | |
| your Thoughts on AV8801? Audiomike1, You do want to use the front LR outputs from an Oppo 105 whether for stereo or surround. You might want to by-pass the processing of the AV8801 for stereo, because the Oppo may have a superior analog section, but I don't know that. I s... | |
| Anthem D2V 3D/P5 or Cary Audio Cinema 12/7.250 You might try an Oppo BDP-105 directly to amps first. Updates in technology tend to lead to early obsolescence of processors. I bought a used Cary Cinema 11a for DSD via HDMI and speaker management. Stereo from the C11a goes through a Parasound JC... | |
| universal player that will plav dvd-audio? And analog from the BDP-95 and 105 is remarkably good.db | |
| Thoughts on potential new system? Runnin,I've been told the components that John Curl designed are labeled JC, as in the JC-1 amp, JC-2 preamp, and JC-3 phono stage, but I'm not sure of that and I suppose he had collaboration. I have a JC-2 and JC-3. Their sound seems very transpa... | |
| How important for surrounds to match fronts? We sit pretty close to the apex of an equilateral triangle with the front LR speakers. I removed the center channel because the mains (KEF 107/2s) image so well dialog is intelligible and seems to follow the speaker. Placing a matching speaker in ... | |
| OSX Yosemite Upgrade and DAC Malfunction A bit off topic now that I don't have a general problem with Yosemite. I think the reason I need to log on to web sites that previously didn't require it is a change in the Clear History command I use when leaving Safari. It now reads clear histor... | |
| Help with AV preamp/processor You might want to look at the Anthem D2v, Bryston SP-3, or Classe CT-SSP.db |