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"AV" processor with outh the "V" ?
First, although your TV connects with HDMI, it is unlikely that it will get any multichannel signals unless it has its own multichannel amp/speakers built in. The EDID handshake between the TV and the sources will tell the sources to send only ste... 
Oppo BDP-83 optical out for 2ch stereo from blu-r?
Yes. In the March issue.Kal 
HELP; Acceptable Living Room Sound Treatment
Trywww.realtraps.comwww.gikacoustics.comwww.atsacoustics.comKal 
Oppo BDP-83 optical out for 2ch stereo from blu-r?
Don't bother. Get the Oppo BDP-83SE with the ESS DACs.Kal 
Is active speaker the future?
Glai wrote: "I could not hear the benefit of this approach. "It would be hard to attribute any audible differences to the difference between active and passive speakers since the speakers, themselves are so different. A better test would be with a... 
Blu-ray multi-channel analog vs. HDMI
" I love the analog sound much more than the digital decodings. "They are all digital decodings. The only difference is where the decoding takes place.Kal 
Soliloquy 5.3 Driver Replacements
I saw a more recent post with pix but cannot find it. If it pops up, I will let you know.Kal 
Is active speaker the future?
The market responds to demand and not necessarily to objective analysis. As is demonstrated by Hifitimes' response, most audiophiles reject active loudspeakers and, thus, the majority of speaker manufacturers accommodate that. OTOH, it is interest... 
Room matters
These recent posts raise an interesting question: To those with experience measuring in-room FR, where do you find the most significant anomalies? I have experience with 4 rooms, and in all cases the issues below about 150hz to 175hz just dwarfed ... 
Soliloquy 5.3 Driver Replacements
Try this:http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1144825&highlight=soliloquy 
Oppo BDP-83 optical out for 2ch stereo from blu-r?
How can you run analog outs to a a DAC? DACs accept digital inputs.Kal 
Soliloquy 5.3 Driver Replacements
Google this. I saw a post on some audio forum (cannot recall which) from a guy who was selling off drivers and cabinets from the original Soliloquy factory. Within the past week.Kal 
Oppo BDP-83 optical out for 2ch stereo from blu-r?
Again, let me point out that for a Blu-Ray disc, the user must select the 2 channel sound track if that option exists. If not, the 2 channel output, analog or digital, will be a mixdown of variable quality.Kal 
Room matters
"My choice of 100 Hz may be a bit low and as you correctly point out - a lot of problems occur between 100 Hz and 300 Hz and, I might add, even further on up as far as about 600 Hz, as the sound goes from omnidirectional (bass) to directional (Low... 
Room matters
Shadorne wrote: ".......... in theory there is no "purity" reason that DRC cannot be used throughout, however, from an acoustics perspective the ultra LF frequencies (below about 100 Hz) is the only area where DRC can effectively correct specific ...