kr4
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| dac or sacd? While I am definitely committed to multichannel, it is plain wrong to say that you need a decent, or any, multichannel system to "properly" play SACD. All SACDs have a dedicated stereo DSD track and will play "properly" on any stereo system.Kal | |
| dac or sacd? Depends on what you already have.Kal | |
| HDMI to Multi-channel audio adaptor OK. I did not appreciate that meaning for "pre-HDMI" in the context of the statements. (Also, did you mean "multi-disk SACD player" or multichannel SACD player?)As for the Oppo players, all of them have always had multichannel analog outputs, even... | |
| 12s cable for perpetual tech. Dac Can anyone provide the docs for the two PT boxes? I seem to have lost mine.Kal | |
| HDMI to Multi-channel audio adaptor I don't understand. These boxes must have DACs in order to output via RCA analog connections. I also have no idea what "pre-HDMI" means. | |
| NYC Show And once a year, turkey is fine. | |
| New HT - Separates Upgrade Options? There is no difference between 2-ch and multichannel at all. The differences are between "direct" which passes the signal through unchanged (except for VC) regardless of the number of channels and non-direct which processes the digital inputs and ... | |
| New HT - Separates Upgrade Options? 1. Oppo 93 is a good choice.2. I do not know the AC M3 but the roomEQ in the Arcam 888 (an otherwise able performer) is cursory.3. For 2 subs and roomEQ, you should consider only prepros with Audyssey MultEQ XT32 as it can handle two separate sub ... | |
| Really need some advice on center channels Best center I have heard is a pair of 20.1s with their tweeter strips abutting and angled sharply. ;-)Kal | |
| HDMI to Multi-channel audio adaptor Do you really think that the DACs and output stage of the Octava or similar will be in the class of what is in the Oppo 95 or similar? It will certainly work as will similar devices from Atlona and others.Kal | |
| Surround speaker location for music? http://timefordvd.com/ref/ITU.shtml | |
| Mcintosh MX 150 any one heard it yet? "The 5 HDMI inputs DO NOT process the signal. " That, of course, applies to video processing only. HDMI audio is processed as needed.Kal | |
| Good/bad idea? Oppo in 2 channel w/out preamp? Lcherepkai-It is not that the VC is good or bad. It is simply that it is a digital attenuator and, as such, must lose resolution with attenuation. Almost all do. (There are some that get around this by DSP.) So, a little attenuation means a little... | |
| Adding a 2nd center channel? Really? Are you sure they are duplicates and not synthesized?Kal | |
| Good/bad idea? Oppo in 2 channel w/out preamp? Yes, I have used the Oppo volume control (whether driving an amp or a preamp is not relevant). The only issues are the the gain of the amp and the sensitivity of the speakers. The Oppo VC was just fine in the upper range from about 75 and up. Belo... |