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Please recommend a PreAmp for my 5.1 home theatre system
on paper it looks ok... but ask Oppo and they'll tell you for best results, its better to use a preamp for the volume control...... know that all volume controls does some harm to the signal.. its just that some does less harm than others.. analog... 
Please recommend a PreAmp for my 5.1 home theatre system
I wouldn't do it 
Please recommend a PreAmp for my 5.1 home theatre system
you shouldn't use the Oppo to do the volume control duties... that said the Oppo205 is great for everything else.. I have one and had it modded (Modwright).. for music - analog out to HT bypass and for movies HDMI out..  Foundation perfect match f... 
Please recommend a PreAmp for my 5.1 home theatre system
how about a used Krell Foundation ?  
Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?)
that makes total sense... that was my same description of the A21... CA2200 solved that thing you/me  are/were missing..  
Moving on from Parasound A21 (maybe?)
I'd recommend the Classe CA2200 ... I've owned A21 prior and like this Classe better ... still have it... I believe the A21 runs in class A for the first 20 watts, Classe in 40 watts ... Classe gives more detail, nice soundstage, very neutral, rel... 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
I've owned an Onkyo and used Polk speakers and it sounded good with no brightness... but maybe kosst_'s knowledge is better than my ears 
New system has fatiguing, harsh high frequency sounds. How to fix?
get rid of the Sony and get the best Onkyo you can afford.. check latest model, used first.. I've had good luck with them before I got into seperates.. also use all copper cables, especially in the speaker cable..  
Wolf Audio music servers
Irwin, hope you don't mind but I have a side question... Did you integrate Tidal with your JRiver ? I ask because I'm not sure how Tidal will work in my setup since my computer does none of the decoding. thx 
Wolf Audio music servers
don't want to pop anyone's bubble but from what I hear, a computer is a computer.. and what these audio companies do is take a computer and modify the output audio cards.. if its true or not, I don't know for sure but it makes sense.. how I stream... 
New Tweak --- Its Fantastic
is there a "build-up" issue when applying this stuff ? someone mentioned its easy to clean but did he/she consider inside the speaker terminals ? or where the pins make contacts ?  that can't be easy to reach... 
Power cord for Classe gear.
any luck on your power cords for your Classe gear BTW22 ?  i also use the SSP800 and CA2200 
Best Hi-Res Audiophile Downloads Top 3
milan60, I noticed that Doug MacLeod album is also available on HDTracks in the same resolution... would there be a sound quality difference between the 2 web stores ? not talking resolution but maybe more warmth / musical / .... just better  ... ... 
Verastarr's Mike Powell upgrading SR "Stuff"
i must add that i'm loving my Verrastar power strip and demoted my previous strip to conditioning the power going to my digital clock... i just wish i can afford his cables 
Oppo Vs Esoteric
lancelock . and of course anyone that wants to read ...  got the Modwright Oppo205 back... only had it for a few days / 8-9 albums of listening...  still breaking this thing in... not good at giving out a review but the first thing is the digital ...