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| ESS and Heil air-motion tranformer - any thoughts? I had a pair of what I recall being ESS Heil AMT speakers: about four feet tall with a removable cover for the top. I thought they sounded very good driven by my Marantz Model 18 receiver. It was when I got the notion of using them with my TV that... | |
| 2.0 or 3.0 or 4.0 for HT Movie Audio? Our system is 5.1, but 4.1 seems to work just as well. We project onto a 100" screen, and the voices seems to come from the speakers' respective locations with just the L/R mains. I think it's important to match the voicing of whatever speakers yo... | |
| Ventura & Santa Barbara, CA Montecito is an unincorporated town run by an association, and it is adjacent to Santa Barbara. The requirement for affordable housing is the main issue holding up incorporation. Given that the town is home to a number of folks in the entertainmen... | |
| Looking to upgrade my back surround sound speakers I'm confused, Pig2fever. Was your question related to side surrounds, 4 & 5 of a 5.1 setup or rear surrounds, 6 & 7 of 7.1 setup? If 4 & 5, and if multi-channel music is important, matching the voicing of the 5 speakers is important. I... | |
| It's the Sony XA5400ES the best CDP under 4k My XA5400ES outputs via HDMI to a Cary Cinema 11a. A well recorded CD or SACD sounds superb, smooth yet detailed with nice frequency extension, and a DSD surround can sound glorious. The Arts recording of Corelli violin sonatas is a case in point.... | |
| SSP as 2-Channel Preamp With Sub??? My mistake, Srosenberg. I read SSP to mean Classe SSP 800, one of the processors reviewers suggest can serve well as the basis of a system used for stereo, multi-channel surround, and HT. I'm using a Cary Cinema 11a, another processor lauded for a... | |
| SSP as 2-Channel Preamp With Sub??? Have you tried the SSP in digital mode? You may find it's so good you don't need to screw around. I have no idea how unbalanced vs balanced outputs are relevant to your perceived (imagined) problem. I'd pass on Options 1 & 2, dubious about 3.db | |
| Auralex SubDude I use a SubDude under a Velodyne HGS-15 with the same results Eric reports. I endorse his high recommendation.db | |
| Marantz AV8003 Processor After writing the 1/3 post, I tried switching the input at the Cinema 11a from HDMI to XLR, but could not obtain a signal with XLR. IIRC, when I first set the 11a up, I was able to make such a switch. But I've made a lot of changes since then, so ... | |
| Marantz AV8003 Processor I'd guess, but don't know, that it's possible to connect both the analog XLR and HDMI outputs of a disc player to the AV 8003, so one can compare the sounds just by selecting the input. I just leave both XLR and HDMI inputs in place.db | |
| Marantz AV8003 Processor Absent DSD or multi-channel considerations, my point remains that the decision whether to use analog or digital output depends on which is better, the DACs in the disc player or the DACs in the processor. I think the point is the same whether the ... | |
| Marantz AV8003 Processor I wouldn't be as prescriptive as Darryl. HDMI is the most practical way to enjoy DSD discs. My XA5400ES outputs both analog via XLR and digital via HDMI to my Cary Cinema 11a, so I can select either input. I prefer HDMI, especially when playing DS... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 Mrtennis,I output analog XLR as well as HDMI from an XA5400ES to a Cary Cinema 11a, so by selecting the input I can compare the Sony processing to that of the Cary. I prefer the Cary processing for both CD and SACD, but the big thing for me is tha... | |
| Modwright sony xa 5400cd I'm the guy in CA who bought Neal's XA5400ES. IIRC he did not play SACDs on it, but that's mostly what I play, both in analog XLR and HDMI. More recently, I've been enjoying multi-channel DSD. Whether CD, SACD, or multi-channel, I do think it's th... | |
| How long do you wait for a check to clear One of the things not mentioned is that the buyer assumes the risk the seller will that the cash and not send the item or that the item will be defective. It's a two-way street that requires mutual trust.So far I've been a buyer -- most of the equ... |