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| Bryston SP-2 & HDMI The reason why is that this was designed before HDMI became the standard for HD audio codecs. Their new SP-3 will have HDMI.Is it a big deal? Yes, if you expect to get the best audio from BluRay discs and, now also, SACD.Kal | |
| Center channel for Maggies 20.1 The best center I ever heard for a 20.1 setup was a pair of 20.1s arranged in a VEE with their treble edges together and aimed at the listener. I would guess that a similar arrangement with a pair of other, smaller Maggies would be a better match ... | |
| Listening to DTS-HD & TrueHD with only 2 Speakers? Hard to say. There will definitely be an improvement in detail and transparency but how significant it will be to you, I cannot predict.Kal | |
| Can I hook up sub directly to amp? OK. You can connect both main speakers and the sub to the amp's outputs. It means that the sub is getting a signal that has gone through 2 amps and an attenuator rather than getting the signal directly from the source but OK.Kal | |
| Can I hook up sub directly to amp? C'mon. The Sub10 has RCA inputs and RCA outputs. Why bother with the speaker cables?Kal | |
| Can I hook up sub directly to amp? BelCanto - Sub10 - AR amp - Maggies. | |
| Can I hook up sub directly to amp? What sub? | |
| Can I hook up sub directly to amp? It depends. How about telling us exactly the names and models of the devices you want to connect?Kal | |
| A/V recevier HDMI to TV, then Optical to DAC? Of course. In fact, the TV will probably not even get the HD codecs unless the player converts them to PCM. Since I know of no TV that will decode the HD codecs, its EDID signature will tell the player not to send them.Kal | |
| Audyssey - flat or house curve? Well, you can go to the Audyssey website and see what they do. http://www.audyssey.com/technology/index.htmlAlso, note that different devices (even among the brands you list) offer different curve options. Finally, with AudysseyPro (an expensive o... | |
| A/V recevier HDMI to TV, then Optical to DAC? Strange but doable if (1) you have a TV that will output S/PDIF from an HDMI source and (2) you are content to changing your AVR's HDMI setting all the time since, afaik, most AVRs can process HDMI audio (for their speaker outputs) or pass the aud... | |
| Coax Digital compared to seperate 5.1 for movies. The difference has little to do with whether one type of interconnect is better but the performance of what they are interconnecting. In your case, the poor analog input stages on the prepro is the deciding factor.Kal | |
| Audyssey XT Auto EQ Question Either don't use the EQ in the sub at all (save money: buy a sub without it) or use the sub's eq first. Kal | |
| Coax Digital compared to seperate 5.1 for movies. 02-21-09: BacardiWhat about for music 2 channel????Number of channels is irrelevant. It's the hardware and processing.Kal | |
| external crossover recommendations While Richard might be suspected of bias in his recommendation, he is right. Excellent choice, sir.http://www.stereophile.com/musicintheround/1108mitr/index1.htmlKal |