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| Best way to connect Sony UBP-X800M2 for DVD-A and SACD UPDATE: Leaning strongly toward option 4 -- sell the Bryston B60R and buy a new AVR. I realize this is a slippery slope toward multi-channel audio : ), but I was unsure of DAC quality using the external DAC and HDMI converter options. Will find a... | |
| Best way to connect Sony UBP-X800M2 for DVD-A and SACD Thank you for suggesting that option. I have the same question about the extractor boxes as about the HDACC II-4K: What DAC do they use? They have to use something to convert the digital signal from HDMI to an analog signal through the RCA jacks. ... | |
| bi-wire vs jumpers Add my vote to the "it depends" camp. You just have to try it and hear if it sounds better. To eliminate the cable variable, you can try the bi-wire cables in both single and bi-wire configuration. (For single, connect both leads at the speaker en... | |
| Reasonably priced integrated to power KEF Q65.2? BTW, the KEF Q65.2 are rated at 91dB, so they are easy enough to drive. However, dealer demo (and general audio experience) suggests that bass response would benefit from a more powerful amp. | |
| Reasonably priced integrated to power KEF Q65.2? Thanks for your replies.For new integrateds, I narrowed it down to NAD C326BEE and Cambridge 550A or 650A. If I weren't an audiophile, I'd go buy one of these and live happily ever after. But the audiophile in me wants more. I worry that any of th... | |
| Tape in + tape monitor = passive preamp? Thanks to everyone for your comments. Checking the B60R schematic again, I see that there is additional circuitry between the Balance and Volume knobs and the amplifier stage. (Doh! -- I should have seen that myself.) That clearly makes the "tape ... | |
| Stands for PMC FB1+ Whoa there, partner. Those Townshend stands are expensive. I haven't seen a USD price, but around 1,000 pounds in the UK would mean at least $1,500 in the US. Maybe I'll investigate the Soundocity's. Some threads I've seen have me thinking DIY. . . . | |
| Stands for PMC FB1+ Thanks, Kana813. The Townshend stand seems like it addresses all of my concerns. It seems like it would work equally well on my current wood floors and, when spiked, on my potential future carpeted floors. The Soundocity stands seem like they migh... | |
| Stands for PMC FB1+ Thanks, but the FB1's are floor-standing speakers, so those would not work.It seems like stands ideal for wood floors would not be ideal for carpeted floors, and vice versa. I've narrowed the choices down to the Sound Anchors or the custom stands.... | |
| Interconnects between Bryston BCD-1 and B60R UPDATE: I put this quest aside for awhile, but now I'm ready to get back to it.The BCD-1 has a very natural sound to it -- detailed but warm. I want an IC that will preserve that. I think my current ICs (Tara Labs Prism 55) are veiling some of the... | |
| Noise coming from tweeter when amp get turned on I hear the same "white noise" with my setup (Bryston B60R, Triangle Heliade ES). I can also hear it through the midrange, although at a lower level. I have noticed the same sort of hiss with previous audio systems, and it is only apparent when I p... | |
| Interconnects between Bryston BCD-1 and B60R Clarity is the word that comes to mind. Are their ICs that strike a middle ground? Neither bright nor dull? That said, I would lean toward the laid back. | |
| Why so little Primare gear on A'gon? Bad rep? Thanks, everyone for the responses. Thanks in particular to Gjkphd for addressing another concern of mine -- what happens if I get the used D30.2 and it has a problem? Would it be possible to get it fixed, or would my bargain turn into a waste of ... | |
| Bargain interconnects to tame treble & boost bass? POSTSCRIPTI replaced the AQ Alpha Snakes with Monster Interlink 400 Mk II. They make everything sound better, but I still have the balance problem. Next stop, new CD player.Thanks for the advice. | |
| Bargain interconnects to tame treble & boost bass? Gmood1, I started the thread thinking the IC's might cure what ails my system. Now I'm going to try replacing the source first. But I will need a new pair of IC's because I'm keeping the Sony as a DVD player.Tvad, Eldartford, and other EQ posters,... |