dbphd
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| The future of my hearing I haven't stayed current with hearing loss literature for decades, but the contention when i was studying auditory processing was that, absent noise-induced hearing loss, hearing loss with age is not expected. The evidence for this expectation was... | |
| Processor as a DAC for music? I've been very happy with the Proceed PAV/PDSD pre/pro for this application. I understand that the single chassis AVP-2 is as good, and perhaps better with newer DACs, but the AVP is not.db | |
| One sub, a two channel system ,one HT reciever ?? Tcatman,My experience with Velodyne is with the HGS 10 & 15 subs, and they are indeed fine. Placing the sub on an Auralex SubDude is a big win.I have a KUBE for my 104/2s that I have never tried. I've read it introduces distortion, but that ma... | |
| One sub, a two channel system ,one HT reciever ?? It seems to me that my biwired KEF 104/2s are just a bit more transparent when the crossover is set to 80 Hz. They also sound fine full range without the sub, but the low pedal notes of a pipe organ, for example, are missing. The HGS-15 fills that... | |
| One sub, a two channel system ,one HT reciever ?? Tcatman,I agree with Shadorne's suggestion re high quality HT pre amp. Even my vintage Proceed PAV/PDSD pre/pro combination does a fine job managing the interface of my KEF 104/2s and Velodyne HGS-15, whether stereo or 5.1. I take the balanced LFE... | |
| External DAC for PS3 Agiaccio,What you propose is essentially what I do. HDMI out from my PS3-80 goes to my Sony LCD for video; I zero the audio level. Digital out goes to my Proceed PDSD digital signal processor for audio. The result is excellent picture and surround... | |
| Hearing Loss & Equalization First, I'd get a careful audiogram. The usual noise-induced hearing loss is a notch around 4 kHz. Your loss may not cover as wide a frequency band as you imagine, given that you seem to have good high frequency sensitivity.db | |
| Proceed AVP? What Ncarv wrote seems bizarre to me. I have an earlier two-chassis PAV/PDSD combination that the AVP was intended to functionally replace. ( I think it was only with the AVP2 that the replacement was successful.) The PAV/PDSD has no such problem.... | |
| Projector and Screen recommendations Kirkus,Thank you, thank you, thank you. You addressed issues I've been concerned about in planning for front projection. I had been planning for the horizontal center of a 45" X 80" (92" diagonal) 16 X 9 fixed screen to be at eye level. Now I wond... | |
| Can I use my McIntosh MX 113 as a Tuner only In looking at my Marantz Model 18, it occurred to me that in addition to using its tape monitor output to deliver FM to my Proceed PAV, as Onemug suggests, I should be able to use that same tape output for the phono stage of the Model 18. The Mode... | |
| Can I use my McIntosh MX 113 as a Tuner only Thanks for the information, Onemug. I'll take the tape output from my Model 18 to the tuner input of my Proceed PAV, and move the turntable input to the PAV from tuner to AUX, unless you have a better recommendation. Presumably because they did no... | |
| Can I use my McIntosh MX 113 as a Tuner only Onemug,Do you know if you can use the tape output of a Marantz Model 18 receiver the same way for FM out? I still have the Model 18 I bought while a post-doc in the mid-sixites.db | |
| Fall Flat Panel Lineup IIRC, an equivalent size plasma uses more energy than an LCD. I think that ought to be a consideration; it was for me.db | |
| SME Series III or Shure SME Series III Viridian,Thanks to the advice and forbearance of posters at Audiogon and Audio Asylum like you, I have decided to buy the "darned thing" tomorrow. I assume the Ortofon SME 30H cartridge currently mounted is high compliance. This will be my first s... | |
| LCD HD TV Picture Quality Lacking You need to use good quality HDMI or component (3) cables between the receiver and the monitor/TV. We have two Sony XBR LCDs and a 36 XBR that we use with DirecTV HD/DVRs and an HD TiVo. The picture quality is excellent in each case. I highly reco... |