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| mcintosh laserdisc player MLD 7020 A big California "BOOYA!" to ya, Audiomike1! You go boy!......now let's go get that ol' Laser Disc revolution resurected all over again! | |
| Denon or Pioneer for HT Depending on your speaker and room needs, Denon for more neutral to analytical sounding speakers, and Pioneer for more rounded off, laid-back sounding speakers. So it depends.Also, the Denon has the superior Audyssey MultEQ DSP circuit, which rais... | |
| Pass Labs X5 The older amp was a bit relaxed sounding, but otherwise smooth, detailed, and pretty dynamic for what it was. It's not as good as the 2 channel X150, but still a bit more refined and smoother than, say, ATI series amps, Adcom, Parasound, etc. I us... | |
| How did I do on a small budget? While I cannot comment on the overall sound quality of your entry level(ish) Onkyo AV receiver (my past experiences have been less than satisfactory, personally - I hope yours is better). I can say that you will most DEFINITELY need to run those l... | |
| How did I do on a small budget? tell us about your room size, layout, acoustics, set up, listening preferences and lifestyles, associated cables, etc. Then we can make some more concrete assessments about your choices! Otherwise, your gear, in and of itself may or may not be goo... | |
| which components to buy? actually WHAT ARE THE DIMMENSIONS OF YOUR ROOM? At 1200 square feet, your room would be something like 20x60. Is that right? If so, I'd be looking at larger powered speakers likely - such as Definitive BP's with large woofers, to help drive the ro... | |
| which components to buy? $500 range newer receiver, with HDMI 1.3, Dolby and DTS Master HD capabilities, and Room EQ. Then, spend $500 range on used 5.1/6.1 channel amp - like used Parasound HCA1206 (run bridged for front 3 channels, minium). Other-wise, HCA 1206 running ... | |
| Parasound 7100 Pre Pro and 5125 Amp You'll compromise dynamics processing the HD sound from the dvd player, IME. yes, Ideally you should use an outboard decoder for the latest digital hd sources. for other PCM, SACD and DVDA from better players, you can process that sound from the a... | |
| Multi Ch. speaker placement tips needed I'd first find the anchor spot for your listening position, as a fundamental starting point, if it were my system. If you are a "sit-alone" listener/viewer, you have some choices to make in a perfectly symetrical room (in your case, side to side-b... | |
| Speakers to hang on to for LIFE Er, there really are none - as it's all for sale eventually (lol). However, if I had to pick a pair, I'd say Sonus Faber Extrema's. | |
| Best equipment to use with Gallo Speakers? forget the mis-matched rears. I recommend matching Gallo center/satalites all around. Do it right, or stick with two fronts only - I always say. (and btw, so do the industry pro's. Quality over quantity)As for receiver...forget it. Yes, separates ... | |
| LCD HD TV Picture Quality Lacking my experience thus far has been that, even with the best digital sources (I prefer satalite over what cable is doing -probably less compression, as well), especially HD DVD/Blue Ray, that most plasmas and LCD's suffer from lots of digital artifact... | |
| ? about oppo Here's the deal with these bargain basement DVD players, that offer otherwise very good DAC's and processing for standard pcm, and better for DVDA and SACD playback: Basically, you get what and have suggested for audio playback - a bit limited dyn... | |
| Multi Ch. speaker placement tips needed All of this is a "balancing act"! The seats and speakers must all work in harmony, and in relation to the room boundaries, ideally - it all works together (or against each other, if not adressed properly). You can put a speaker where you "think" i... | |
| Anyone using the analog inputs from the processor? "Uncompressed PCM at 24/96 sounds terrific through an analog connection in my system" (john Z)YEP! Indeed, I have been running PCM 24/96 and redbook from a superb CD player direct to an analog input on 2 channel pre's for years, WITH EXCEPTIONAL R... |