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| Squeezebox hard to see? Well, the Duo has a small display on the remote which you can hold in your hand and squint at. The Touch has a greatly superior display but it ain't gonna help if it is 15' away. I use the Touch but, probably, will be adding an iPad for a remote c... | |
| Audyssey powered components Since you have an SMS-1, assuming you are happy with the results, you have an interesting option: Get a Classe SSP and transfer the EQ settings from the SMS-1. In addition, you can use the measurement/display functions of the SMS-1 to program the ... | |
| Proceed Pre balanced input and rca output? It will work fine if the appropriate connections are available.Kal | |
| Problems with Marantz AV 8003 & new AV 7005 It has XLR outputs (http://www.hembioconsult.se/partnerfiles/hembioconsult/pdf/AV7005.pdf) and DSD decoding is not a deal-breaker, imho.Kal | |
| Problems with Marantz AV 8003 & new AV 7005 C'mon. Read the specs for the SR7005 receiver: http://us.marantz.com/Products/3230.aspOr read the announcement for the AV7005 prepro:http://us.marantz.com/AVSeparatesFinal_July2010.pdfThey are not the same.You can express your opinion, of course, ... | |
| Problems with Marantz AV 8003 & new AV 7005 The AV7005 is NOT a receiver. The SR7005 is a receiver.Also, you may not have had any problems with the 8003 (and that's great) but it does have the limitations I listed above. For me, those are significant and one reason I had declined to review ... | |
| Room Treatments - How? Try alsowww.GIKacoustics.comwww.realtraps.com | |
| hearing tests - where and how? BTW, I believe that Oohashi's first studies were funded by Pioneer. This goes way back.Kal | |
| hearing tests - where and how? Learsfool wrote:Sounds to me like the question is very much unanswered. Just because modern technology cannot measure whether we can hear above 20K does not mean that we cannot.First, the technology we have is more than capable but why would you p... | |
| hearing tests - where and how? This is in response to Learsfool: I am not trying to be contentious but presenting what I know. Most posters on audio forums refer to the work of Oohashi and associates and it is about their work I was commenting.What I do not know is what you bel... | |
| hearing tests - where and how? Learsfool wrote: "Kal, not sure where you got that ...."From many years as a neuroscientist who studies and lectures on the topic. When there is reliable, confirmed and replicated evidence, let me know.Kal | |
| Can I add an headphone jack to my preamp? Sure but you need more than the jack; you need a driver for the headphones. Unless you have some experience with adding circuitry an active device, you might best consider buying a stand-alone headphone amp.Kal | |
| hearing tests - where and how? Learsfool wrote: Also, research has proven that the brain can indeed perceive frequencies above those that the ear can hear, which is fascinating.Actually, only one lab has promoted that and none of their findings have been replicated by any other... | |
| hearing tests - where and how? AudioCD works well but it does require a very quiet environment in order to get reliable thresholds. Here is a link to my experiences with it.[url]http://stereophile.com/reference/100digital/[/url] | |
| Integra 50.1 Speaker Setting Question Are you sure that such setting gives more current (as it would with a transformer) or, simply, more protection for the AVR (as by introducing a protective resistor)? Both are known to be but I do not know what your AVR does.Kal |