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NAD T585 vs Oppo 980H
The NAD cannot output SACD via HDMI.Kal 
Is Phase and polarity the same thing?
Sorry, Hotsauce, but you are wrong. Reverse the connections to one speaker and you reverse polarity on one channel. Reverse the connections to both speakers and you reverse polarity on both channels. Now, perhaps, you were trying to say that, if y... 
Audyssey XT Room Calibration help....
I am being reasonable in even entertaining that changes in cables make any significant difference at all!Why would you assume that Audyssey would enhance a change in FR, for example, and not attempt to flatten the FR as it does with any system? Th... 
Is Phase and polarity the same thing?
Polarity is frequency-independent.Phase is frequency-dependent.Kal 
Audyssey XT Room Calibration help....
Well, Uncertainsmile, you do raise the two possibilities that I accept. Either one believes the cables make a difference or one does not believe they do. How would that affect one's need to recalibrate?If you do not believe, then there's certainly... 
Audyssey XT Room Calibration help....
Bacardi-If you want detailed and accurate information, I suggest you read consult here:http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=795421and, especially, read this:http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=14456895#post14456895Kal 
Audyssey XT Room Calibration help....
uncertain smile wrote: i would suggest that because speaker cable affects the sound reproduced by the speakers from the receiver generating the test tones that recalibration when changing those is necessary. power cord to the amp would affect the ... 
Audyssey XT Room Calibration help....
To be precise, the sensitivity of the power amp could affect the balance with the sub. SPL/Power are not relevant. Kal 
Audyssey XT Room Calibration help....
Audyssey's recommendations do not seem unreasonable as they take into consideration your room's acoustics and the performance of the speakers as you have placed them in that room.If you replace the amp or processor, you should re-calibrate althoug... 
balanced unity gain input switch
Yup. A switch.Kal 
balanced unity gain input switch
If your sources are balanced, all you need is a switch. If not, feed the switch to a pair of quality transformers to derive the balanced outputs.Kal 
Audyssey XT Room Calibration help....
I do not understand your numbers as expressed but none of those speakers are full-range and should be crossed over as recommended. Note that the so-called low frequency limit advertised was not measured in your room."powercord(s), interconnect(s),... 
Why not go crossover-less?
A well-accepted and desirable configuration! Most active speakers work exactgly that way.Kal 
Blu Ray Player
I have not yet detected any differences in performance with short lengths (1-2meters) and use fancy cables interchangeably with those from Monoprice. For the long cables and those I put in the wall(!), I have used some fancy brands, if only to sle... 
Blu Ray Player
Optical/coax cannot handle dtsHD or DTHD. HDMI or analog outputs only.Kal