erik_squires
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| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? BTW, I just wanted to comment that the Classe SSP is doing what the Theta Casanova used to. Convert all analog inputs to digital, use DSP for crossover and EQ. There was no pure analog pathway in it. I also loved mine. I upgraded mainly to get a ... | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? @caphill -Might be worth clarifying that you mean digital compression, and decompression, vs. dynamic range compression. :DNot the same thing. The theory is some devices suffer more jitter due to the varying amounts of CPU processing decompression... | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? Thanks for all of that @caphill. I do my own room correction really, so I'm not worried about that. I'll read more on the Classe SSP! Best,E | |
| Mytek Dac going Ac to DC power. Repeating, try the snap-on ferrite beads. Super cheap. :) | |
| Ayre <--> Parasound <--> Pass : where are you? @helomech - Maybe it helps that the speakers I was comparing with are super easy to drive, especially in the treble. I've never heard Parasound amps sounding thin either. A touch on the warm side, and as much bass as the recording has. My Class D ... | |
| Headphone options with 'Stat line transients? HiFiMan are a brand I like a huge amount. Require good amps though.Best,E | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? Thanks auxinput!So I looked again, I guess the Krell Foundation is still out of my price range unless I wait, does anyone like their musical performance?Erik | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? Thanks @willland !I haven't thought of Anthem since they got sold and closed down Sonic Frontiers. I will check them out! Erik | |
| Anticipated issues with mixing Active + Passive speakers in Home theatre? OP :I think there’s a little confusion. There’s no reason (assuming you have the amps for it) you cannot mix active and passive speakers. The real issue is dynamic range, frequency extension, and smoothness. If your speakers are reasonably close t... | |
| Anticipated issues with mixing Active + Passive speakers in Home theatre? Wharferdales perform unusually well for their price range and should be easy to integrate.Using a "phantom" center has to do with your receiver/processor. See if it has a setting for it. Best,E | |
| Ayre <--> Parasound <--> Pass : where are you? kalali - Well, Ayre remain my favorite SS amps, even if pretty much unobtainable for me. :) Best,E | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? lux - Yeah, I'm very attracted to the Krells in the used market for just that reason. | |
| Pass XA200.8 Review - Fun measurements @shadorne - Agreed. | |
| Ayre <--> Parasound <--> Pass : where are you? @tomic601 you lost me when in another thread you called Ayre dark........far far far from dark.....Feel free to hold that against me until the end of days. :) | |
| Ayre <--> Parasound <--> Pass : where are you? @helomech : I lived with Parasound Halo A23's (a pair fo them) for months. I built ICEPower ASP 250 based monoblocks. I could not tell them apart under any circumstances. Which is why I sold the Parasounds and kept the high efficiency monoblocks i... |