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| HT bypass with Proceed PAV Queefee,I agree with most of what you wrote, although I do think there can be separation between editorial and advertising interests. I became interested in "HIFI" in the mono days of the early 1950s, and have listened to lots of systems since. I ... | |
| Projection system help Our media room is painted white and has dark carpeting, The solution I used was a 4' wide strip of heavy black velvet on the ceiling immediately in front of the screen. I was prepared to extend the strip down the walls adjacent to the screen, but ... | |
| HT bypass with Proceed PAV Queefee,1. Your point on video processing is well taken. I take the output of my HD-DVR and PS3-80 via HDMI to a DVDO Edge where video is split off and sent via HDMI to my projector in naive 1080p. Audio from those sources is sent via digital opti... | |
| HT bypass with Proceed PAV Queefee,I'm aware that although the PAV was A-rated much of the cost went into what was at the time SOTA video processing, and that as a preamp alone the PAV would be rated a high B. But, of course, it wasn't a preamp alone.A strong argument for s... | |
| HT bypass with Proceed PAV Just to be clear, in the setup proposed by Bdgregory the PAV would drive the amps for the main LR speakers and the HT processor would drive the amps for the center and surround speakers. Is that correct? The Velodyne SMS-1 and HGS-15 could be driv... | |
| HT bypass with Proceed PAV Bdgregory,It hadn't occurred to me that you might be able to control the level of the output of the PAV by controlling the level of the signal input to it. I had assumed preamps have a fairly limited range of acceptable input levels, but that assu... | |
| Playstation 3 + DSD disc + HDMI = Hi Rez sound?? I read that not all PS3s can pass DSD, but that some can. My PS3-80 has a DSD logo on its side, which I think may indicate it is one of the units that can pass DSD. But I don't have an HDMI audio connection so don't know for a fact that it passes ... | |
| Room correcting subwoofer for music? Bob,Thanks for the link to Greene's web site.I've found the Velodyne SMS-1 to be very effective with my HGS-15. I cross at 80 Hz to KEF Reference 104/2s; the result is sufficiently seamless experienced listeners cannot identify the sub as a separa... | |
| Final recommendations on a processor? Not sure why you feel a need to buy new. You can find several Anthem D2s listed on Audiogon for around $3500. I'd guess its video processing would exceed that of an Oppo 83. I've bought most of my audio electronics and a pair of speakers from list... | |
| Which Universal Remote? I recently bought a Harmony One with the PS3 IR to Bluetooth translator as a package from Amazon. Before I bought it, I checked to see if my vintage Proceed PAV is supported; it is. Setup was simple, and the unit works as advertised. Logitech join... | |
| Need Processor Input Zephyr,Can you recommend some preamps with HT bypass?db | |
| What music do you use to audition new gear? I use the Reference Recording Big Band Basie for spaciousness, Harmonia Mundi Corelli Concerti Grossi Op. 6 1-6 for timbre, and Columbia Records Time Out, especially Take Five for depth of soundstage.I've thought about replacing my Proceed PAV/PDS... | |
| Anyone here using vintage speakers? I'm using a pair of KEF Reference 104.2s as my mains, a KEF 200 C, and two KEF Reference 102.2s for surrounds. I have two 102.2s in a secondary system, and a pair of AR3a speakers sitting in my closet that I hope to set up again someday.db | |
| Pre/pro upgrade What I meant was Integra 80.1, not 40.1.db | |
| Pre/pro upgrade Larry,What do you mean by analog DACs? Do you mean DACs for processing analog input or for the output of digital input? I'm trying to decide whether to replace my Proceed PAV/PDSD with an Integra 9.9 or 40.1. I have a DVDO Edge for video processin... |