kennyt
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| Surround Processor better than a Proceed AVP? First, you will not find a pre/pro that natively decodes DD TrueHD via anything BUT HDMI, so your $500-900 is out of the question without using analog inputs (5.1 or 7.1) and besting the older Proceed gear for audio is tough.Proceed was made to 'e... | |
| speakers to mate with wadia powerdac151 I have one for my computer desk now, it is definitely low powered so use efficient speakers for best results, over 90 dB is a general guideline as it strained to power 87 fB speakers for me even in nearfiled listening. | |
| Grammys for 2010, so far... I'll second Scratch My Back by Peter Gabriel, that album is awesome! | |
| YG Acoustics or Dynaudio I've heard the YG at a couple shows and have never been impressed by them, Dynaudio's are much more to my liking. | |
| Best Preamp processor Jbl3,I have owned just about every high end pre/pro currently made and can say clearly and unequivocally the best sounding pre/pro is the Krell Evo 707. Both for multichannel as well as two channel, this thing is an absolute beast, its huge and ha... | |
| Current processors with HDMI if you want 3D then the new Integra might be the only choice in your price range, or any for that matter, most current pre/pro's are HDMI 1.3a only and many will not pass 3D, some may but it's a crap shoot.... | |
| Neophyte question about DAC's... If it is taken from a digital feed then yes, it could. | |
| Audience au24e vs Transparent Ultra I totally disagree with Nickt.I had Au 24e's and went to Transparent Ref, and then Ref XL w/MM2 tech and they were way smoother and cleaner to me in my system. So much so I sold my Au cables/ speaker wires and not only kept but later upgraded in t... | |
| Anyone ever heard Escalante Fremont mk. 2 ? That sounds like what he told me. I was supposed to have this done to mine several months ago but plans changed, if you get it done let me know how it changed them and I will do the same. | |
| Anyone ever heard Escalante Fremont mk. 2 ? I haven't heard from Matt Waldron in a while but I understand that they did slightly mod the crossover and added extra insulation inside. No Mk II version I am aware of exists. | |
| iPad as a music server? The iPad won't fit on the Wadia 170 iTransport! | |
| What is the best Sasha or Maxx3 ? If your speakers are placed along the long wall, the Maxx 3's might not work. They are ~2 feet deep and should be a few feet off the rear wall (say 5' now) and your chair may sit a couple off the wall (1-2) this would put your listening distance ~... | |
| Definitive Technology Mythos STS floorstanders I suspect you will find what you expect when replacing the Bryston amp, they can be a little hot in the upper end, while Arcam is more relaxed and musical.Good Luck! | |
| Definitive Technology Mythos STS floorstanders I have run the ST's on ML433 amp and the STS's on a Marantz SR6004 and they both sounded very good, yes they sounded better on my Mark Levinson amp, but they were still very enjoyable on the Marantz receiver. | |
| Need USB cable recommendation Transparent Performance USB, sound way better than basic computer cords and are reasonable (~$90 for 2M) |