dbphd
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| Regular DVD on PS3? My answer is the the same as that of Jylee. I played the old Francesco Rossi DVD of Carmen on my PS3-80 recently, thinking it might look like crap projected on a 100" screen via HDMI, but was very pleasantly surprised. The projector is a Sony VPL-... | |
| Need advice on pre/pro - Rotel1098/Outlaw990/??? Thanks Marty,I was heading to Evolution AV Sunday afternoon, but have decided to go another day -- my Proceed PAV/PDSD sounds fine, and my Velodyne SMS-1 probably does the heavy lifting on room equalization below 80 Hz. I've always found EAV to be... | |
| Need advice on pre/pro - Rotel1098/Outlaw990/??? Tim,I have a Proceed PAV/PDSD pair that I use with a Proceed Amp 2 and an Amp 3. I am attracted to the idea of replacing the PDSD with an Integra 9.8 for its HDMI and Audessey, if I can bypass the Integra's processing for analog as the PSDS permit... | |
| How can a subwoofer expand the soundstage? Lewinskih01,If you can find an external crossover on Audiogon at a reasonable price, I'd give it a try. But if your B & Ws are down 3 dB at 38 Hz, they presumably start rolling off before that, and your REL could roll off before 50 Hz, so ther... | |
| Anyone getting Dolby Digital 5.1 on DirecTV? I too get 5.1 Dolby Digital from DirecTV using HDMI. You may need to go to the audio section of the setup menu and select it.db | |
| How can a subwoofer expand the soundstage? Horacio,Your observatons comport with my experience. I use KEF R104/2s with a Velodyne HGS-15. Crossover by the pre/pro is set at 80 Hz. The 104/2s sound fine full range by themselves, but I think they have a bit more transparency when relieved of... | |
| Sony SACD SCD-XA5400ES vs SCD-1 I thought I read that Kal Rubinson was going to be reviewing the XA5400ES in Stereophile.db | |
| positioning of a horn speaker I thought the attractiveness of horns disappeared with stereo, because corner placement extends the horn and few stereo setups lend themselves to dual corner placement.db | |
| KEF 200C Your post induced me to look at my 200C. The serial number also ends with B. Why worry about it? I've been using the 200C with my 104/2s and 102/2s for years without problem. I biwire all the speakers, so I don't recall the appearance or configura... | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon I'd add misuse or confusion of words to Entrope's Items 8 & 9, "then" for "than" being perhaps the most common confusion in Audiogon posts. The posts of Eldartford and Markphd in this thread are particularly wise. I follow Glory's dictum, exce... | |
| Are Wilson Sophia 2's lean in the midbass? Shadorne,Could you explain what you mean by soffit mount? I think of a soffit as a projection between a ceiling and adjoining wall. In kitchens, cabinets are often hung from soffits.db | |
| When did the Hi-Fi sound mature? Certainly there was a breakthrough by the early 50's. People would run around to the various HIFI (monophonic then) shops with Toscannini's (sp?) Pictures tucked under their arms to hear it on one of the big speaker systems. I think a major develo... | |
| Sound for my new theater? I think a sub adds value for music as well, especially if you enjoy pipe organ music. I supplement my KEF 104.2s below 80 Hz with a Velodyne HGS-15 and a Velodyne SMS-1 room correction module. It makes for a seamless integration that works well fo... | |
| Subwoofer Crossover Setting/Directional Bass Freq. I agree completely with Mr. Reynolds. I use a Velodyne HGS-15 with SMS-1 to supplement my KEF 104.2 mains. I find that the KEFs sound fine by themselves, but when used with the sub, they sound a bit more transparent if high-passed at 80 Hz. Maybe ... | |
| Best Pre-Pro for Proceed AMP5 / Klipsch RF-7's I use a Proceed PAV/PDSD pre/pro with Proceed Amp-2 and Amp-3. The PDSD provides 5.1 processing with balanced outputs for 5 amps plus a sub, and analog pass-through for the PAV. My amps are closer to the speakers than the processor, so balanced li... |