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Sony HAPZ1 For prospective buyers and owners
I like Indianapolis and I am sorry that CEDIA is no longer there. 
SPDIF out from TV to NAD 3020 D
Possibly. Is the output PCM or DolbyDigital? The NAD will handle only the former. 
oppo's volume control
The "official" word has been that none of the 10X series are recommended for use as a preamp although Oppo recognizes that many will want to do it.FWIW, I have yet to hear any clicks or pops from any of the Oppos but I never use them without a pre... 
oppo's volume control
Ben_campbell wrote:From what I've read from the main Oppo experts on AVSForums is that the Oppo always sounds better with a pre-amp."Always" is a dangerous qualification or lack thereof. For example, any preamp vs direct into any power amp via any... 
oppo's volume control
Let me add that, if you connect the Oppo directly to power amps and you use the Oppo's settings for individual distance/delay settings, you must install the newest beta firmware. Earlier versions have a bug which will actually implement the invers... 
Quality 2 channel analog out in Oppo's besides 105
Close?BDP-95BDP-83SE 
Sony HAP 1 ES and adding external Hard Drives
Richardfinegold said: " If I read Kal's review correctly, once you format the HD, you won't be able to add any more music to the external HD."I did not say that. I said that the Sony will reformat the drive to the Linux-variant format and that, pr... 
DACS that don't do DSD - obsolete?
If it accepts DSD but converts it to PCM successfully at high bitrates, it is not obsolete. If it doesn't float your boat because you want a direct DSD-to-analog conversion, then it is not suitable for you. 
Acoustic Room Treatment – any simple solutions?
For Dirac appliances, see http://www.minidsp.com/products/dirac-seriesStereo only, so far, but Dirac licenses included. 
5.1 A/B switch - XLR - where?
Yes. I prefer the Zektors but they, too, are only available used. There are others, though. 
5.1 A/B switch - XLR - where?
The only ones I know of are out of production:http://www.emmlabs.com/html/products/switchman/switchman.htmlhttp://www.emmlabs.com/html/audio/switchman3/switchman3.htmlPerhaps you can find one. 
JRiver 19 playback
Try this thread on CA:http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f11-software/j-river-tips-and-techniques-user-experiences-repository-13684/ 
Frequencies addresses by power cords?
60Hz in U.S.. 
Has anyone bought the OPPO 105 and has an opinion
Some people have found that full output can overload the input on the preamp.Kal 
Sony HAP-Z1ES Hi-Res Music Player RMAF 2013
Mitch4t is correct. You cannot use it "just" as a DAC although it contains one.