kennyt
Responses from kennyt
| Bedroom system for my 10 year old son How about the Nu Force iCon?It has a USB DAC, as well as stereo and minijack in, is TINY and costs ~$200.http://www.nuforce-icon.com/Product-Icon.htmThis thing is super cool and the tiniest amp you can likely buy! | |
| Aragon and Acurus brands being revived Unfortunately these guys are trying to revive a dead company in the worst global recession of our lifetimes. I wish them well, but they will need some serious coin backing them to make a real go at it. Lately even established companies have been h... | |
| Denon "Universal Blue-ray" DVD-A1UDCi, $4,500 Let's see, $4,500 to add Blu-ray when you can buy the Denon 2500 for less than $400??? I'll run multiple players especially as my pre/pro does the new codecs. | |
| Best pre/pro and m/ch power amp for stereo? RCrerar,Mark Levinson has the #502, which only decodes LPCM, and is HDMI 1.1.The Sim Audio pre/pro you speak of only has TWO HDMI in's, pretty weak.I am not the biggest Mac guy so I am not aware of what they have coming down the pike but anyone I ... | |
| Who gets your system and music after you are gone? ...won't much matter to me, if the wife is smart she'll sell it for what it's worth and buy something simpler! | |
| USPS Priority Mail It would be cheaper FedEx ground but I like USPS Priority, I figure the less time anyone has my gear the less likely it is to be damaged. | |
| does hdmi handle audio well? Their are huge licensing fees to be paid for the needed pieces to make HDMI work with all the new codecs. I have wondered if this isn't why Mark Levinson only made their pre/pro HDMI 1.1 (can only handle LPCM not bitstream)One you guys missed is K... | |
| Surround Receiver For Zu Druid ? Whoracle,The Denon AVP A1HDCi is a pre/pro, not a receiver. | |
| db25 to 8 rca cable for integra research rdc-7 Google this, Monster used to make one, so do several other wire makers, but the pin configuration can vary...- | |
| Animated Movies Hanaleimike,Once that movie was over I went outside for a while! It freaked me out, no way I was going to watch the bonus footage! | |
| Animated Movies A Scanner Darkly isn't truly animation, it is actually filmed and computer altered to appear that way, as can be seen by the occasional transition to real film shots.DEFINITELY not a kids film! Philips K. Dick doesn't write kids stories! | |
| Indian Music? A cardiologist I work with turned me onto Natacha Atlas, the album something Dangerous is really cool.Indian with many world intonations added in. Not purely Ravi Shankar, but something to look into if you like the genre but want something a bit m... | |
| Left on DVD Too long ? sad mistake ? Alex,The unit is five years old and dead, accept and move on. | |
| Just when you thought it was safe to go 16:9.. Great!Now I can have black bars for everything BUT widescreen films.... | |
| Krell Power Consumption I run the Evo 403 and yep, it probably eats more than that! It is always at least warm to the touch and after serious listening can be frankly hot.It sounds really good though! |