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| Contribution of processor in bypass mode Douglas,At first I dismissed your idea of eliminating the processor as theoretically interesting yet impractical for my setup, because the Oppo BDP-95 also provides video and the amps are near the speakers rather than the rack. I do have a Sony XA... | |
| Contribution of processor in bypass mode Drew, what drug were you on when you wrote such a snarky post? Hey, buddy, my doctorate and post doc were in binaural auditory processing, so don't try to snow me with pyschobabble.I thought my post posed a reasonable question that might receive a... | |
| Diminishing Returns In A Hi-End Preamp/Processor? If you're going to use the DACs and processing of the pre/pro, my experience is there is a difference in sound quality. If you're using the DACs and processing of the source, i.e. bypassed analog input, I'm skeptical. Most high-end pre/pros offer ... | |
| L&R subs but only only a mono sub output; options? I think most of us who use two subs do so for smoother LF, and doubt the stereo effect of such LF. Most of us cross to the sub just above the effective LF extension of the mains or use the THX standard 80 Hz.db | |
| Diminishing Returns In A Hi-End Preamp/Processor? Marty comments, "If you switch to the "analog direct" option, it's a much harder call, particularly if you're using analog sources. At some auditions, I felt like the difference in A/B was pretty material, at others, much less so."I've wonder what... | |
| Classe ssp 600 vs 800 ? Zephyr24069: Does the SSP 600 have analog bypass input capability?I send analog 7.1 and XLR stereo from an Oppo BDP-95 to a Cary Cinema 11a. The Oppo does the processing, including bass management; the Cary passes the signal to the amps, so the su... | |
| lexicon mc-12 balanced or unblanced I second Aewhistory's suggestion. I take 7.1 and XLR stereo analog from an Oppo BDP-95 to a Cary Cinema 11a in bypass mode, so the BDP-95 processes speaker and bass management, lossless codecs, and so forth. Output from the 11a to Proceed amps is ... | |
| Is it worth it to add a 2 channel preamp??? So, Joseph, you've gotten to replies that don't really apply directly. You do not have a run of the mill processor and do you really want the coloration (aka warmth) HED seeks? It seems to me that Theo and Bill have provided the answer, but if you... | |
| Biamping KEF 107/2s It turns out I'd missed the part of the KEF 107/2 manual that deals with biamping. Obviously KEF anticipated that 107/2s might be biamped and provides a schematic for it, using one stereo amp for LF (both speakers) and the other for MF/HF (both sp... | |
| Cary cinema 11a or Krell HTS 7.1 ??? Mateored,My post wasn't clear. The Oppo can pass 7.1 analog to the Cary. If the Cary is set to bypass, the 7.1 is output from the Cary without further processing other than RCA being converted to XLR. What I should have written was that the Oppo d... | |
| Cary cinema 11a or Krell HTS 7.1 ??? I replaced a Proceed PAV/PDSD with a Cinema 11a, based on Michael Fremer's glowing review of its sonics, and his conclusion that a separate pre-amp would be superfluous. From reviews, I gathered that the sonics of the Cary were superior to those o... | |
| System needs more watts?? Al, You wrote "That model would be located close to the amp, and connected to the amp via what must be a short XLR cable, and connected to the preamp with whatever length of RCA cable is required." I have a pair of P1-XR ISOMAX units I've used to ... | |
| CARY -- WHERE ARE THE CHECKS AND BALANCES? Go to AVS and search for the Cary Cinema 11a/v thread. A read of some of those posts will convince you Cary has some QC/CS problems. Most of us bought the 11a for its excellent sonic quality, but it is a very buggy piece, and Cary has done little ... | |
| What Power Cord can improve clarity and bass slam? Jtimothya,Talk about a very thoughtful observation, your penultimate paragraph, especially, expressed what seems to me to be a very thoughtful observation. I've always thought the transduction processes are the most critical to audio quality, with... | |
| Outstanding Service from Logitech I agree. We have a couple of Harmony Ones, and Logitech's service has always been great. Oppo is another on the list of great service providers.db |