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| Seeking AV preamp for Emotiva XPR-5 A very technically astute friend of mine bought the Emotiva prepro about a year ago. He said setup was very user unfriendly, and he's already had a problem and had to send the unit back for a repair and would not purchase one again. Sounds to me l... | |
| McCormack DNA-1 Problem. Help, please Give Steve McCormack a call if you don't get an answer here. He was very helpful when I had a fuse issue some years back with my DNA-0.5 Rev. A. I'm wondering if starting in protect mode is normal for a DNA-1? Also, you should have your preamp tur... | |
| Input Needed - Renovating Basement for A/V System So you're going to leave the floor bare? That sounds like potential sonic disaster if that's the case. I'd at least put down an indoor/outdoor area rug big enough to put the speakers on and absorb first reflections off the floor (and even larger i... | |
| Best DAC for MacMini Under $1000 I had a chance to try a DAC3VB in my system a while back and I also thought it sounded fantastic. Since you like the sound of the DAC in your integrated so much maybe it's worth saving up for a bit for something like a used DAC3 (although I guess ... | |
| Anyone in New York with Grand Veenas? You mean to say there's no dealer in the greater NYC area that carries Reference 3A (I'd also like to hear them somewhere around here)??? If that's true it is certainly an "interesting" business model they have. I'd think there would be at least a... | |
| Starting from Scratch -Please Help Pick 1 out of 3 I think you first need to determine what type of speakers you prefer between planar and cones, because your amplification needs/options will vary greatly depending on this. They also sound very different and have different amplification requiremen... | |
| Starting from Scratch -Please Help Pick 1 out of 3 I think you first need to determine what speakers really move you, because your amplification needs/options will vary greatly depending on this. I'd think you'd either prefer the planar sound or conventional cone drivers because they're quite diff... | |
| Anyone familiar with the Joseph Audio Rm25xl? They're bigger. | |
| 12' x 14' room; $10k budget for speakers; help You don't mention what amp so not sure of power, but from a sound standpoint some brands/models worth looking at:Rockport MiraJoseph Audio Perspectives (or maybe even Pulsars)NolaSonus FaberVandersteen Quatro WoodGiven your room is on the smaller ... | |
| Upgrade AVP or separate preamp/DAC for 2 channel? In theory, if the stereo pre has a HT bypass (or even if it didn't) shouldn't the room correction still work for HT? Personally I wouldn't use the room correction for stereo listening, and with the 1028s I question needing the sub for that as well... | |
| Upgrade AVP or separate preamp/DAC for 2 channel? If you're serious about 2-channel definitely go with a stereo preamp to handle the front L/R speakers and use the Onkyo to process the center/surround channels. The preamp can be one of the most important influences on the kind of sound you get fr... | |
| Anyone try Supra LoRad 2.5 PCs? Thanks Daveyf. Looks like I'll go all LoRad 2.5s with Wattgates and see how it works out. Incidentally, what kind of differences did you notice versus the Diamondbacks and any others (i.e. stock, etc.) you may have tried? Have you tried it on a pr... | |
| Under 1500$ Solid State Amp for Usher Be-718 Noticed there's a nice McCormack DNA-1 Rev A available now for $1400 that might pair nice with the be-718s. Best of luck. | |
| Stereo sub amp recommendations Are the Polk subs good? How old are they? Wondering if it's worth dropping $500 on a new amp for these or if saving for some new subs might be a better way to go? Example, you can get a pair of very good powered SVS subs for about $1300 (I'm actua... | |
| Speaker suggestions Budget? |