kr4
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| Oppo BDP-105 ... DMP or DMR I am using the 103 and the 105 with SMB and have been able to access/play almost anything well. The Oppo GUI is not the best but it is useful, especially with the latest firmware update. Of course, one needs an HDMI monitor to see it.Using DLNA wi... | |
| How long do B&W 800 series speakers last The surround in the Matrix 801 S2 is rubber. Unless mistreated, it should last a long time. | |
| Subwoofer cable or regular IC's??? Same thing. | |
| How long do B&W 800 series speakers last Did B&W use foam suspensions in any of the 800 series speakers? | |
| Subwoofer hook up from PC to Focal XS PC Speakers The answer is dependent on the quality of the crossover in the subwoofer but I suspect that, in the case of using a 1/8" ouput from a typical PC, it will not be significant. If you were using an external, high-quality DAC, I would have greater con... | |
| Best qualified surround speakers for home theater Tls49 wrote:The absolute perfect timbre match would be to use a pair of Casta Acoustics model A's for your surrounds.Amen. There are much better speakers out there but they are irrelevant and the choice is not made in a vacuum. | |
| How to defeat Pioneer DV-58AV auto power shut-off? Interesting. I have never come up against that issue with any of the many players that I have used. | |
| Best qualified surround speakers for home theater Bacardi wrote:Which brand wether it is matched or not to the front was the most suited for surround duty. Great dynamics, ambience, timber match etc...I think that is a silly question as stated. Too many variables. Besides, how can it both be "mat... | |
| What might cause loss of sound in one speaker? Try channel-swapping of each component in turn to detect the malfunctioning one. | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? Hey, Yu11375, I was trying to keep this on-topic and was not criticising your general recommendations. My love for Bernstein's Mahler knows few bounds. His NYPO M2 turned me on to Mahler and his late 6th DG is, imho, unsurpassed. I will never forg... | |
| Switch with volume control Can any of those, except for the P7, handle multichannel inputs/outputs? | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? Yu11375 wrote:Best sounding Mahler cycle? It is a question very difficult to answer.I would put none of the ones you mention in the category of "best sounding" although they each have their felicities with regard to performance. | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? I can, unabashedly, say that I have heard most of these and find something appealing in almost all of them. However, the OP was asking for "audiophile quality" and, for me, that means a well-balanced and high resolution recording. This eliminates ... | |
| What is the best sounding Mahler symphony cycle? MTT on SFSO (SACD) His 5th is excellent.Abbado on EuroArts and Accentus (BluRay) #8 yet to comeMany (perhaps too many) excellent Mahler sets but you get to choose. | |
| Can a single terminal speaker be bi-amped? The real reason this is not practical is that amps have a low output impedance and each will, effectively, short-circuit the other when connected. |