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Spectrum analyzer?
"the spectrum analyzer is useless is you cannot alter the anomalies of your room. In other words, the analyzer will show you the peaks, nulls in your room but thats it."The RTA can only show you the frequency response in your room. It cannot ident... 
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 RCA Living Stereo SACD
None of the Living Stereos are 5.1, in my experience. They are either 3.0/2.0 or just 2.0.Kal 
Spectrum analyzer?
There are many devices that attempt this with varying degrees of success. These include the usual suspects such as Audyssey, TacT, ARC and a slew of PEQs when coupled with RoomEQ Wizard. The one I like best is the Meridian MRC which measures the b... 
Spectrum analyzer?
IMHO, the most pernicious effect of the room acoustics is the extended decay at certain frequencies. These frequencies are not necessarily those that show up as instantaneous magnitude peaks nor, if they do, is simply reducing the magnitude going ... 
Spectrum analyzer?
I would be able to match the filter configuration to it and then check the results.Kal 
DENON AVP-A1HDCI vs. Anthem Statement D2?
My review (September Stereophile) of the D2 includes comments about ARC. November issue will offer a head-to-head comparison of ARC and AudysseyPro. Of course, a new version of AudysseyPro, v3.0, has just been released and changes some of the bala... 
Spectrum analyzer?
I have no experience with the Behringer. Does it show you a time-decay response?Kal 
DENON AVP-A1HDCI vs. Anthem Statement D2?
Instead of Audyssey, the D2 has ARC-1 which is quite formidable.Kal 
Spectrum analyzer?
1/10 octave or better can be achieved by both TrueRTA and by REW.The reason that RTA is not useful is that it has little memory while the major room influence is in the delayed reflections and their interactions. For that, you need to see "waterfa... 
OPPO USB info
Hmmm. Looks to me that he answered your questions. (Oppo support is pretty good.) You might consult the AVSforum thread on the 980H for lots(!) more discussion.Kal 
Spectrum analyzer?
Depends on your needs. In general, RTA is not the best tool for speaker/room interactions. The starting place for RTA is TrueRTA.However, the best combination of capability and price is RoomEQ Wizard which is a freeware program. You will need a mi... 
Bi-amping
Marginal increase in power availability. How will you balance the two amps?Kal 
Kimber Illuminations D-60 vs. Stereovox XV2 cable
Chris Sommovigo is the designer's name.Kal 
Which Classical Recording is Best?
"Hi, If you like ELO, ELP and Jethro Tull, you should check out Vivaldi- The Four Seasons as it has an almost rock like nature. "If you say so. I don't hear it.Kal 
Which Classical Recording is Best?
Ah. I missed the word vinyl but, as others have pointed out, there is no new classical vinyl nor has there been for many years. There are, however, many new and excellent recordings on multichannel SACDs and those are what I referred to in my othe...