kr4
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| Audio Output Cables to Preamp For TV sources, any will do. If you spend more than minimum, you are wasting money.Kal | |
| Onix Speakers I think they are a discontinued ID-only line and you will not find them, new, in shops. Try AV123. Kal | |
| Meridian Blu Ray? Meridian has promised an HDMI solution for their products but not promised a BR player. Announcements at CES, no doubt.Also, you can use any source that can supply an S/PDIF signal to each speaker but you need to figure out how to control the volu... | |
| HDMI Terms and Troubles... Many Sony receivers came out with HDMI inputs that were merely 'pass-through' and incapable of processing audio or video. These required an additional audio connection from the player and, for the HD audio codecs, that had to be multichannel analo... | |
| Will an external DAC work on SACD? There are a number of players that will output DSD over HDMI as well as a number that will output DSD over iLink, dLink or other uncommon interfaces.Kal | |
| 3.1 channel processor....is there such a thing? Yes. There have been one or two odd ducks with 3 channels or 2.1 but I cannot recall any 3.1 units. Get a 5.1/7.1 and use the channels you need to use.Kal | |
| Audioquest DBS System My point was that, if I could not hear a difference, why would I care?Kal | |
| Audioquest DBS System I meant audibly. I have been using DBS cables for years but the difference between them and the non-DBS was insignificant to begin with. Never bother to check.Kal | |
| What's going on w/ Meridian's website? Yup. New website. Recent announcement of Meridian purchasing Sooloos.Kal | |
| Audioquest DBS System How do you know when the batteries die? ;-)Kal | |
| Subwoofer vibration foot isolators???? If you want it to shake the house, it should do so, when appropriate, via the acoustical output, not via physical transmission from the sub enclosure to the floor. OTOH, I do not want the sounds of my room or its contents contributing to the sound... | |
| Subwoofer vibration foot isolators???? Great Gramma or similar Auralex platforms.Kal | |
| SACD availability? Since no one has mentioned it yet, the best reference for SACDs is www.sa-cd.netKal | |
| SACD availability? I've never seen a really good selection at any B&M shop. J&R Classical in NYC isn't bad but not great. Last time I was there, their selection was smaller than what I have at home!Kal | |
| Help with a de-emphasis list? This was more common at the dawn of CD but there were fewer and fewer CDs that utilized it and, gradually, the number of players that could implement it reduced to very few, as well. You can effect a similar effect with a gentle HF rolloff.Kal |