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| Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro Ronrags,When I was looking for a pre/pro to replace the Proceed PAV/PDSD our local dealer suggested the SP800 as having the sound quality I was looking for, but I didn't need nor want video processing. I think it has an MSRP around $8K, but then s... | |
| Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro I've been using a Cary Cinema 11a for some time now, and, regardless of what someone told mikeduke, it's been reliable. What he may have meant is that it's buggy, and can transmit pops when a disc starts or ends or an input is switched. Yet the so... | |
| BDP-95 & XA5400ES: HDMI v analog I understand your point, Kal. Had I been a bit more reflective, I should have realized how fruitless such a comparison would be. I too enjoy multichannel, but won't accept multiple analog lines, so I'll stick with HDMI and the BDP-93 and XA5400ES.db | |
| BDP-95 & XA5400ES: HDMI v analog Sandstone,I don't have a BDP-95 to make such a comparison. I think I slightly prefer HDMI to balanced analog (XLR) from the XA5400ES, but it's such a close call it's not worth the quibble. I use a Cary Cinema 11a pre/pro.I also have a BDP-93 conne... | |
| Suggestions for new AV Pre-Pro Ronrags,I didn't want the added complication of separate preamp and processor that Kal recommends, and I was influenced by Michael Framer's review of the 11a in Home Theater. Furthermore, I wanted surround DSD. So I bought an 11a to replace my Pro... | |
| Velodyne DD18 Owners - Tips and Guidance? I use a pair of HGS-15s with an SMS-1 (precursor to DD15) balanced (XLR) lines from the pre/pro to the SMS-1 and then to the subs. The subs are located behind the main LR speakers, crossover is set at the pre/pro to 60 Hz (the crossover at the sub... | |
| Sony XA5400 v Opp BDP-93 & DVDO Edge Passing HDMI audio through the DVDO Edge was indeed the problem. With the Oppo BDP-93 connected directly to the Cary Cinema 11a, the sound is every bit as good as it is with the Sony XA5400ES. I hadn't realized jitter could be that debilitating to... | |
| Sony XA5400 v Opp BDP-93 & DVDO Edge An email I received from Oppo Technical Services pointed out that passing HDMI audio through a video processor may lose the clocking information from the BDP-93 the Cinema 11a would use to correct jitter. Talk about responsive support!As soon as I... | |
| Sony XA5400 v Opp BDP-93 & DVDO Edge Kal,I think you missed the point. I already know I prefer the sound of the XA5400ES to that of the BDP-93 passed through a DVDO Edge, but the Edge provides video and audio switching between the BDP-93 and a DirecTV HD-DVR. I guess I need to connec... | |
| TV only recommendation When I walked past what seemed to be a 60" Pioneer Elite Kuro in the local dealer's showroom, I was struck by how suitable it would be for those holiday videos of yule logs burning. It put out enough heat to make a fire seem real. That and energy ... | |
| Sony SCD XA5400ES tube rolling? Modding the work of a modder seems a bit crazy to me, but perhaps it explains the need to have a fine player modded in the first place. It's really a tinker toy.db | |
| What is the Latest Word on Proceed? I think what Thesoundhouse contends is true only if you send the amp to Harmon for repair. You should enquire locally about repair shops. Furthermore, the likelihood of needing a repair is small.db | |
| SACD via HDMI on Oppo BDP95? I thought the only reason buy a $1000 BDP 95 rather than a $500 BDP 93 is for superior analog output, so external DSD processing would seem irrelevant.db | |
| Stereo Imaging A strange phenomenon I noticed is that the soundstage seems to extend deeper behind the mains with multichannel recordings. I don't have an explanation for the effect.db | |
| Stereo Imaging I use a center channel for HT but have tried 4.1 as well. Frankly, I'd be hard pressed to tell the difference now that the HF driver in my center speaker matches those in the mains. The speech seems to track the images projected on the screen. But... |