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Need HDMI knowledge pertaining to Denon receivers
I respectfully disagree about the quality and sound of Blu-ray. having seen dozens and Dozens of different Blu-ray players, they blow away DVD just about every time. However, if you buy a cheapo player, or your HD monitor/TV isn't up to snuff, the... 
Need HDMI knowledge pertaining to Denon receivers
Fist of all, the 5910 is a DVD player, and contrary to popular belief, up-converted dvd's do not look as good as Blu-ray. If you just bought a Kuro, then you should really be looking at Blu-ray to take full advantage of such a beautiful monitor.Ye... 
Integrated amp with digital to analog converter?
Wadia has the 151powerDAC coming out any day now. Matches the 170i perfectly. I'm getting in line for one.151PowerDac 
OPPO 83SE vs Anthem D1 DACS
Well, the D1 has fairly decent DAC's in it to begin with, that's why you paid the extra money over the AVM40 for to begin with. I've tried about a half dozen or so DAC's with my D2, including the DacMagic, Bel Conto DAC3, MHTD Labs Havana, MHTD La... 
Amp newbie? Adcom GFA-555 vs Mcintosh 2505
The mangepans are planars with a nominal 4 ohm load. 
Shopping for a new netbook or laptop...
I wasn't suggesting that he buy a SquareTrade warrenty. I was only quoting and analysis of the failure rate of laptops that are insured by squaretrade. He's only going to use this to listen to internet radio, pandora and do some lite surfing. So, ... 
anthem d2 vs d2v?
The D2v also has an upgraded video processor board that supports HDMI 1.3 with deep color. It also has the ability to decode Dolby Digital HD and DTS Master Audio internally. 
Shopping for a new netbook or laptop...
From Digital trends:SquareTrade is in the business of offering independent warranties to consumers. To produce this data, SquareTrade tracked failure rates for over 30,000 new notebook computers covered by SquareTrade warranty plans. Although that... 
Help needed solving amplifier problem/mystery
Bad relay in the the amp. I had the exact same problem with one channel of my multi-channel amp. It took me a long time to isolate it to one channel of the amp. The channel would appear to go dead, but when I put my ear against the speaker I could... 
HDMI vs analog
HDMI is Digital.From the horses mouth:http://www.hdmi.org/consumer/hd_experience.aspx 
New codecs worth making a switch right now?
DTC,Very good explanation. I learned something new.Thanks, 
New codecs worth making a switch right now?
Don't confuse LPCM with PCM. LPCM is the 7.1 channel high resolution output and can only be decoded by the new processors with DD-HD and DTS-HD codecs. In the audio setup of your Blu-ray player select PCM as the output for DD-HD and DTS-HD. This c... 
New codecs worth making a switch right now?
If yur Blu-ray player does the decoding internal and outputs PCM digital, then you don't need a new processor. Yes, the new HD audio formats are a major improvement over DD and DTS. 
Do all computers output digital thru USB?
All USB devices are digital. USB is a digital standard. There is no way to force USB to output an analog signal. Devices such as USB speakers have a digital to analog converter built in. 
How organized are you with your music
The majority of my CD's (2400+)are in boxes in storage. Everything is ripped to a music server which feeds several squeezeboxes including a highly modified SB2. Organizing, alphabetizing got to be a real PITA. Now, I can find any disc in seconds a...