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| 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... | |
| Good/bad idea? Oppo in 2 channel w/out preamp? AFAIK, none of the mods affect the VC and that VC is digital. Thus, it is lossy and how effective it will be will depend on how much lossy attenuation you need in your setup.Kal | |
| NYC Show The reason for the absence of many manufacturers is simple. The show was assembled on very short notice and with limited resources. See the post just above yours. | |
| Is there a cable maven in the house? There are cables that will connect an unbal/RCA source to a bal/XLR input but there is not guarantee that they will work well in all situations. Cardas makes some as does Hosa.OTOH, there are adapter boxes for this and these are much more likely t... | |
| Adding a 2nd center channel? I see no reason for this except for novelty. Has anyone any reason to believe that any recordings are mixed/mastered for dipole/bipole center speakers? | |
| Yamaha BD A1000 blu ray player. Any users? The Yamaha and the Oppo are equal in ergonomics as far as I can tell, aside from the things I mentioned. The Yamaha has more advanced network/streaming than the 83 series but less than the 93/95 series. Build quality is better than the 83 but not ... |