mahler123
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| Streaming Atmos on Netflix vs BluRay I try to get as many discs from our library as possible. That can mean a wait of a few weeks which doesn't work for impulse buying. And there are other disc rental options such as Redbox, and the used lp stores here have video sections as well. ... | |
| Pontus, Brooklyn+ or Benchmark 3? Pros and Cons I had a Mytek Manhattan and loved it, but Myth is currently undergoing a major reorganization as they have divorced from the company that does their actual manufacturing, which would give me pause for a year or two until some accumulated feedbacks... | |
| Streaming Atmos on Netflix vs BluRay I tend to stream music that I don't have on CD, so it's hard to make direct comparisons, and then there are the equipment variables--are your streamer and CD transport roughly comparable in price? are you using the same DAC for both?--so who know... | |
| What is the average life expectancy of a DAC? It's a great question that I've been wondering about. I love my DAC, the Bryston DAC3, and it has a feature set that isn't common-4 HDMI inputs. I think I've had it now going on 5 years. I get curious about newer DACs but between the HDMI featu... | |
| Looking for a DAC under 2k I would have said the Myth Brooklyn, but apparently Myth is undergoing a major change. Benchmark | |
| Please help. Why would higher power amp require gain? Marantz/Adcom I don't think the wattage has anything to do with it. There are different technologies involved in volume control, and I wouldn't expect the volume control of 1 manufacturer to correspond to another, and I am surprised that your 30 year old accom... | |
| Downmix Dilemmas I disagree with MC. Streaming as a source isn't as good a Blu Ray, (see other posts I have made today) but the gap isn't that far. 2 channel just isn't good for video. It works, but most video was mixed with the idea that a separate middle chan... | |
| Streaming Atmos on Netflix vs BluRay I am not sure that is a reasonable expectation currently. I am not a IT person but I would think that it has to be harder to incorporate information in a stream, and have it successfully decoded at the other end, than with physical media. Especi... | |
| AVR, AMP and Processor..... +1 for the Anthem I used it for a few months when I got the first 520 for my living room system and it worked well. However I added a second 520 for my basement system and the app doesn't distinguish well between the 2, even though you can desig... | |
| X Box or Bluray dvd player? Sony Universal Players cost about $400, if you need to also have decent CD replay and other audio formats as well | |
| Need to replace aged Arcam AVR 600----looking for suggestions I am the dissenter. I don't care for the Arcam House sound that I've heard from their DACs and and Integrated Amp in the past. It's smooth but thin, narrows off the edges, just not satisfying. I much prefer Anthem, especially with their ARC.I a... | |
| Enjoying New CD Transport Purchase I’m more of a Salsa guy myself... | |
| Universal disc players as CD players. I use an Oppo 105 as a transport into my Bryston DAC3. The transport is important but the DAC is more so. Lately I’ve been experimenting with using my Melco as a transport via USB into the same DAC and it may sound a tinge better but it’s defi... | |
| Need help on a new CD/SACD player If SACD (and Blu Ray) was important-you said it wasn't, but if you have a change of heart--I would get a Sony Universal Player( generally $3-400) and consider adding a good DAC for around a $1000. If the DAC has a usb input, and you want to dip yo... | |
| Need thoughts on how to Best Max SQ when Streaming? 1) Room correction. I’ve found it made a really significant difference in my 3 systems, particularly if paired with a ....2) subwoofer. They aren’t necessarily just for explosions in movies.Even if your speakers are full range, letting the sub h... |