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| design criteria, W.A.F. etc Except for Bjesien's recommendation, I think the OP has not been treated well in this series of posts. I'm not up to date on the sound of the latest monitors, but I heard a pair of Merlin TSMs several years ago that impressed me. Although new they... | |
| confused with HT bypass Kal,Thanks for the explicit reply. The Proceed PAV does not have HT passthrough, so if I decide to go with an Integra 9.9 it will be on its own. I'll keep the PAV/PDSD until I'm convinced I wont be disappointed in the sound of the Integra. Like me... | |
| confused with HT bypass Kal, Thanks for the reply. The brevity of your explication makes some of your comments difficult for me to follow. I thought I had read that the Integra has pass-through capability, but if it doesn't that pretty much ends my plan of using it with ... | |
| confused with HT bypass Kal,I don't understand why an XLR out from my Proceed PAV to the pass-through of an Integra 9.9 isn't the way to go. As I understand it, the Integra pass-through does just that. If I take the LR pre-out to the PAV, don't I lose the benefit of Audy... | |
| Well ,I got the A/V receiver to play music, but... You need to look at the manuals for your sources. If you are hearing sound from the TV speakers, you must have an audio lead to the TV. The setup for the source usually requires that you specify the type of audio output. An audio lead to your TV m... | |
| Need help selecting bookshelf speakers for theatre There was or is a pair of KEF Reference 102/2s listed probably on Audiogon. The 102/2s are excellent speakers. I use a pair for surrounds in one system and a pair for mains in another system.db | |
| Subwoofer placement Setting the sub on an Auralex riser might eliminate the boominess, and extend LF range. The risers cost about $50, and represent terrific value. You might also move the sub out of the corner a bit, so the center of the driver is 21" or so from the... | |
| Sony SCD-XA5400ES output: hdmi or analog? As I understand it, DSD and multi-channel are only available via HDMI. db | |
| Phono stage direct to amp? I forgot that I added a DVDO Edge to the system, and both the PS3-80 and HD-DVR input to that via HDMI. It sends audio to the PDSD via optical digital. I'll look at the Edge for the sync problem; I must have inadvertently changed some setting.db | |
| Phono stage direct to amp? Al,1. Another poster at Audiogon who seems much more serious about analog than me (my wife would say I) reports unsullied audio when taking his analog input through a 9.9 pass-through.2. I use the balanced sub output from the PDSD to the balanced ... | |
| Phono stage direct to amp? According to the manual, the Proceed Amp 2 and 3 require 2.4v to reach the full 250 watts/channel @ 4 ohms in balanced mode. I use the LR channels of an Amp 3 to drive KEF Reference 104/2 speakers that have an efficiency of 92 dB, and are high-pas... | |
| Phono stage direct to amp? Al,The amp is the LR channels of a Proceed Amp 3. I too had thought about the volume control, and what seems to be an inconsistency with a truly passive pass-through. I suppose it could be acting only as an attenuator. I got into vinyl again as a ... | |
| 4.1 analog vs. digital Kal writes, "analog output is the only way for you to get [HD audio codecs on BluRay]". I think what he meant was case specific, i.e. without HDMI, but adding "without HDMI" would have made it clearer and more general.db | |
| Is hdmi a must have for home theater? As I understand it, digital SACD output is available only through HDMI, and that seems a good reason to want HDMI for high quality stereo. As far as multi-channel is concerned, few would tolerate having a cable for each channel, a get a bigger ham... | |
| Most helpful audio companies I accompanied an audiophile friend to CAI principal Dusty's house, and Dusty was a friendly as could be. I now have one of their phono stages and power supplies, and have sent 2 emails to CAI requesting information. Neither has received a reply.In... |