jimmy3993

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Surround pre quality
Thanks. I read the reviews. I would love to hear your feedback as well. I am considering the exact set up (oppo when I can get one) via hdmi.Will you be using the oppo for redbook as well? If so, let me know what you think.All of the sources thaat... 
Hi Rez digital to Benchmark DAC?
ok, so no point in 192. how about 96? Kana813 - The reason is that (as always) I am trying to get the best sound that I can within my budget. I have a benchmark already. I thought that it would be interesting to feed it dvd-a somehow. Dosent look ... 
Surround pre quality
Jeff - Looks like the current integra 9.8 or 9.9. Are they similar? Let me know how you like it once you get it up and running. What kind of sources will you be using and how will you connect everything? 
SACD playback the DAC
Rabbani - There is a version of the Benchmark that can take an RCA input. I believe that it is called the "Benchmark Pre" or something like that.But it only has 2ch inputs so if you are thinking about using it as a preamp to work with your sacd pl... 
SACD playback the DAC
I'd prefer to feed my idea pre/pro 2ch audio digital. Via coax or HDMI for hi rez. Right now, I use a benchmark dac but if I found my ideal pre/pro, i could remove the benchmark and rely on the dac section of the pre/pro to do the decoding. In pre... 
SACD playback the DAC
thanks. found it. That is really wierd. And somewhere in the vicinity of mislieading in my opinion on marantz's part. They put the ability to decode the new codecs front and center on their website but do not mention anywhere that I have found tha... 
SACD playback the DAC
I dont want to hassle you, and I dont normally hijack other peoples threads so please let me know if you would prefer that I just drop this topic.I will read up on the different versions of audyssey. I dont use it for music. Maybe I should try. Th... 
SACD playback the DAC
ahhh.I think that the good news for me is that the feature set suits me fine. (I think.) Would it be inappropriate for me to ask you what you find lacking in the feature set? It is highly probable that I don't know that I need something that I nee... 
SACD playback the DAC
Kal - I was thinking of the AV8003. It is both audio and video which is a plus in my situation but only if the audio end is up to the task. 
SACD playback the DAC
Im a subscriber. I look forward to it. The new marantz looks interesting. I use a Jeff Rowland Capri as a 2 ch pre and on the used market they are both priced about the same. I might try picking up the marantz and then selling whichever I like less. 
SACD playback the DAC
Kal - It does. The 2 moth recent iterations do anyway. Not to say that they do it well, just that they do it.I hope that you wont mind if I pick your brain on a couple of subjects. I want to explore the possibilities of sacd/dvda over hdmi to a pr... 
SACD playback the DAC
Kal - I thought that the mostrecent integra multi format player output the SACD via hdmi. 
Surround pre quality
Hi folks. Rather than start a new thread, this one seems pretty close to my question.I am pretty new to all of this. My apologies in advance if this is a question better posed somewhere else.I am about 50/50 ht to 2ch but have been less picky abou... 
Simaudio I-7 or Pass INT-150
Kiwi - Read your reviews. Did you ever settle on a new integrated? 
Hi Rez digital to Benchmark DAC?
Sleepy -Interesting...Better than redbook via what kind of playback? I still prefer the Ayre cx7e's redbook to wav files via the benchmark but I would love to assemble a computer based front end that would outclass it.