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| Proceed AVP2 current firmware. Try posting here: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=707173&highlight=AVP2Lots of AVP2 users there.Kal | |
| Finding a DAC that will process SACD's In addition to proprietary connections, one can output DSD over HDMI to any AVR or pre/pro that will handle it. Those will handle PCM output from the player, as well. More will be coming on line very soon.Kal | |
| Is there a tube based 5.1 preamp on the market? The Fosgate is discontinued (as is Fosgate). Conrad-Johnson makes a tube-based 5.1 preamp but it is out of the price-range, too.Kal | |
| I think my hearing is damaged. 02-23-08: Hitman_hifi asked: "Does anyone know of a drug that improves hearing?" Nope. There are drugs that make you "think" you are hearing better but it is illusory. ;-)Kal | |
| move to multi-channel audio-only That's what I am all about. See www.stereophile.com/musicintheroundBTW, there are thousands of multichannel SACDs which you can browse at www.sa-cd.netKal | |
| Which new OPPO DVD player is the one to get? 983 is not a Blue-Ray player and, consequently, those CODECs are not relevant.Kal | |
| Which new OPPO DVD player is the one to get? The 983 will not replace the 980/981. Probably see it by late March. Lots more talk over at AVSForum.My report will appear in the May Stereophile.Kal | |
| What's the story on auto sound calibration SSP's Many pre/pros have auto setup and some also have autoEQ (defeatable). The list is long.Kal | |
| Which Processors can upgrade Software?? Too individual to answer. Many brands permit upgraded firmware and do it in different ways from discs to internet/direct. Some may return to factory or dealer. Lots of different reasons for doing upgrades from fixing glitches to adding features.Kal | |
| Is Sony XA9000es superior to Esoteric DV 50s? To the original poster, I do not know about the DV-50 but the DV-60 is superior to the XA-9000ES in all those parameters.Kal | |
| Pre-amp to Sub question Get a decent pair of Y-connectors and run the main preamp outputs to both the sub and the power amp.Kal | |
| B&W 802D vs. 800D The only real differences are in the bass and, while I do not doubt Peter's observations (and might make similar ones), bass performance is too dependant on room position and room acoustics to generalize from 1 or 2 auditions unless they are in yo... | |
| Best Sounding Opera CD http://stereophile.com/musicintheround/707mitr/index2.html | |
| Audyssey SE - Questions As long as you know that, why is it a problem?Kal | |
| Which new OPPO DVD player is the one to get? And the release of the new DV-983H is imminent. This includes ABT video processing but it is pricier.Kal |