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| 2 channel priority in HT Processor...who's is best Loren, I recommend you try Evolution Audio & Video in Agoura Hills. Also there's a well known dealer off Topanga Canyon Road just north of 101, but I can't recall the name. If you cal E A&V, I'm sure they'll tell you the name. I think Kal ... | |
| Processor upgrade from Integra 9.8? The Oppo 93 & 95 offer either DSD or LPCM output for SACDs, both at 88.2 kHz. Presumably LPCM provides bass management, but my Cary 11a treats 88.2 kHz as DSD even if the output is LPCM, and provides no bass management. Does the Integra 80.3 d... | |
| Wilson Sophia vs Aerial 7/9 I suspect you're talking very different costs from a pair of Aerial 7bs at under $2K, a pair of Sophia 1s or 2s in the $5-6K range, to a pair of 7Ts in the $10K range.db | |
| Blu ray upgrade? If you insist on using analog input, then you should spend the extra $500 to buy the Oppo 95 rather than the 93. A smarter bet might be to use that extra $500 toward a new receiver that does process the lossless codecs.db | |
| Stereo Imaging Although most of my recent SACDs are 5.0, and I play them as such, my own experience is that the forward facing soundstage Kiwi2 writes about can be generated by a pair of speakers with a stereo source. The ability to generate a strong centered im... | |
| How fast is the Oppo BDP-93? I was tempted to say it'll consistently turn 2 minute laps at Laguna Seca, but in fact it's fast enough I never notice the load time when playing a Blu-ray disc. Loading and playing CDs and SACDs is so quick you barely have time to sit down if you... | |
| Adding a sub - what will I loose? Well Al and Irv, I suppose I should be embarrassed by your uncovering what I didn't know about subs being driven by speaker-level inputs, but in fact I learned something. Thanks.Johnny, I certainly agree with your point about needing tight control... | |
| Adding a sub - what will I loose? "This also flies in the face of conventional wisdom, but I've had a couple of subs that actually sounded better using the speaker connections than the RCAs."Doesn't that imply that the main amp is superior to the amp in the sub, even within the li... | |
| Cary 11a vs Anthem D2 The Cary 11a recognizes PCM output from an Oppo 93 as DSD, thus there is no bass management. Does the D2 have a similar problem?db | |
| Does a center channel have to match the front spke My LRs are a pair of KEF 104/2s with dome tweeters. I used a KEF 200C center channel with a Uni-Q tweeter. That arrangement worked fine except for opera on Blu-ray, where a disconnect was obvious when a singer moved about the stage. I replaced the... | |
| Solid state warm up? Phoenix,If you leave the amp in standby mode, I'd think that obviates the need for warmup. I suspect the "mushy" sound lies elsewhere. The increased detail and subtlety you say you got seem at odds with mushy.db | |
| Pre/Pro Advice for ATC Active HT The Cary 11a has balanced outputs for 7.1 and a balanced input for analog that can be either passed through our digitized.db | |
| Pre/Pro Advice for ATC Active HT I bought a used Cary 11a because of its audio quality. As you probably know from reading the 11a/v thread at AVS, the room correction on the chip Cary uses has been a major source of complaint. My 11a manual recommends a tape measure and SPL meter... | |
| Looking for processor recomendations I pass video and audio from my DirecTV HD-DVR through a DVDO Edge that sends 1080p to the projector and Dolby Digital to the Cary 11a. For convenience, I also pass video from my Oppo BDP-93 through the Edge, although the Oppo has video processing ... | |
| Looking for processor recomendations Some posters have claimed the Cary upgrade has cured a few bugs as well. When I was doing my internet research before buying a month old 11a, I got the distinct impression that the sound quality of the Anthem D2 wasn't quite up to that of the 11a,... |