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| pairing 4 ohm speakers with 8 ohm speakers Advice sought:For surround and HT, I'm using a small KEF Reference 102 as the center speaker with a pair of large 107/2s with surprisingly good results. I have a spare 102 and wonder about using both 102s to fill in the center. The amp is a Procee... | |
| Multi Channel Pre vs processor I've used an Oppo 105 for processing and speaker management, passing stereo through a Parasound JC-2 BP, surround going directly to the amps, and LF going to a Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager. A DirecTV HD-DVR goes to the Oppo via HDMI. The JC-2 BP is... | |
| Processor help I'd use the 105D as a processor and get a good analog preamp that can by-pass stereo. I use a Parasound JC-2 BP. Stereo from the 105 goes to the JC-2 BP, surround directly to the amps, LF to a Velodyne SMS-1 bass manager. Great sound and flexibili... | |
| Stepping up to the next level ? HT and Music Having experienced obsolescence with a Proceed PAV/PDSD, I'm leery of spend big bucks on another pre-pro. Instead I opted for using an Oppo 105 as a processor as well as a disc player, and using a Parasound JC-2 BP analog preamp for stereo. Analog... | |
| HT cross over question OP's KEF 104/2 speakers need to be supplement by a sub for LF extension. If Op uses an 80 Hz crossover and equal levels to all speakers, the transition to the sub should be imperceptible.db | |
| 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... |