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| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta I think I'll try the LS50 Metas in place of the Reference 1s. They will be driven by an Ayre VX-5 Twenty amp, augmented by pair of Velodyne HGS-15s with acoustic room room correction, and high-passed at 80 Hz by a passive balanced Marchand filter... | |
| Pre-Meta KEF Reference 1 or LS50 Meta I use LS50 Wireless II and a pair of KC62 in the living room, with eARC from a TV and coax from an Oppo 205. I stored a pair of LS50 Metas after being impressed with them when driven by an Ayre A7X integrated, because I wanted to declutter the Ro... | |
| TV audio into DAC via eARC or better If the Apple TV 4K and Nad M17 both have eARC, streaming should not be compressed. You need to assure both have eARC. After the processor it's analog. Of course audio quality is dependent on the source, be it vinyl, disc, or streamed. | |
| TV audio into DAC via eARC or better I use eARC. It's the best audio you'll get from your TV. It's audio only and should have no effect on video. Both ends of the connection need to be eARC. | |
| Sony TV sound The sound of my 85" full-array Sony TV has all the characteristics associated with acoustic surface technology. It's immersive, full range, and with pin-point imaging that's especially noticeable with dialog that seems to come from the speaker's ... | |
| Sony TV sound Tonight I turned off the power of the Ayre preamp and confirmed that the amp was in standby mode then played selections from two Blue-rays, Legends of Jazz and Beethoven's 7th and 9th symphonies, using my Ayre DX-5 DSD with HDMI to the 85" Sony TV... | |
| eARC to HDMI converters erik, I can, but HDMI is better and the widget that takes in eARC and outputs HDMI works flawlessly. I’ve been doing quite a bit of comparative listening, and think I slightly prefer the Sony TV sound for HT. | |
| Sony TV sound I finally received a $25 widget that accepts eARC and outputs HDMI, so I was able to compare the sound using the TV speakers and using my audio setup. The two sound a bit different, and I'm not sure which I prefer. It’s not worth powering up the A... | |
| eARC to HDMI converters erik, your better answer is the last of three I’ve tried, the least expensive at about $25, and the only one that works. But last night when playing Legend of the Ring -- maybe it was Lord of the Ring -- I discovered the immersive sound from the 8... | |
| No HDMI out from 4K 85" Sony I may have found just what i need. It appears as though a $50 device from OREI takes in eARC from a TV and outputs HDMI to a non-eARC processor. That seems too good to be true, but I'll try it. | |
| No HDMI out from 4K 85" Sony Any recommendations for a 20' optical cable? | |
| No HDMI out from 4K 85" Sony Sony support confirms both ends need to be eARC. An option is optical, but that may not provide better sound than the surprisingly good sound with the Sony speakers, although I think it could provide surround, I'll give it a try. As an aside... | |
| How do you high pass your main speakers? I tried a Bryston active high-pass between my Ayre preamp and amp and didn’t like the resulting sound. When I asked Ayre about it, Charles Hansen castigated me for placing an active component between his preamp and amp -- a zero feedback issue. He... | |
| Giving in to my weaknesses I've been using KEF Wireless II augmented by a pair of KEF KC62 subs with an Oppo 205 for discs. It's a very satisfying setup that minimizes clutter. Used prices seem within you budget. | |
| Is it worth the trouble and expense? I'd trade surround for the elegant simplicity of a KEF LS60 augmented by a pair of KC62 subs. Roon and a first rate Blue-ray player combined with eARC from your TV could provide high quality music and HT while passing WAF with flying colors. KC6... |