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| rotel rsp976 or rsp980 advice please Not sure what you mean, but yes the 980 outputs a dedicated center channel signal if it's fed one from the DVD player.Rather than switch to the 976 and use its DAC to process the audio signal, you might consider buying a good used outboard DAC tha... | |
| SS Power Amp upgrade If you're going to upgrade your speakers I'd do that first because that will in large part dictate what amp you choose. | |
| Bryston preamp/prepro X roads You could add the BP-26 to your existing setup driving the front left & right channels and continue to have the Arcam do the HT processing and drive the center and rears (you just need to set a reference volume level on the BP-26 for when you'... | |
| any science to mix and match speakers for HT? Have you tried just using your 1.5s without a center channel speaker and just adding surrounds? Unless you have people sitting well off axis to the sweet spot you may find you might not even need a center channel speaker and possibly avoid whole t... | |
| What could I expect to hear from a Class A amp? "...nobody remotely comes close to Pass Lab on Class A amplifiers. Otherwise there would have been well-informed and fairly objective challenges left and right."I'll submit Clayton Audio as a strong competitor to Pass Labs performance-wise, but th... | |
| I'm a Consumer Reports sort of guy. Is there a pla If you really care about sound reproduction then finding the "right" equipment for your tastes, music, room, etc. is by far the hardest task you'll face. My advice is to go find equipment that really rocks your world and then check into reliabilit... | |
| In wall surrounds. I wouldn't have thought of doing it myself, but a friend of mine had rear speakers built into the ceiling and it worked really well. The speakers were behind the listening area and the surround effects were very apparent yet diffuse and non-locali... | |
| Best power conditioning under 400 bucks Wow. After doing a little digging the AR1P seems really interesting. Would the wiremold strip (or any other power strip) offer isolation between outlets to prevent noise being transferred from my digital components to the rest of my system? | |
| Best power conditioning under 400 bucks Thanks for all the good suggestions. Looks like I've got a little homework to do here, but fun homework.I need at least four outlets and don't want to pay for another power strip to expand capacity, which somewhat rules out the Shunyata and Audien... | |
| Directional cable question I had a similar experience with my Apogee Wyde Eye digital cable. I unknowingly installed it backwards and my system suddenly sounded dull and lifeless. After checking connections I realized the mistake, and as soon as it was installed properly th... | |
| what speakers to purchase I had a nearly square room with wood floors and it was a bass nightmare. And although your cathedral ceilings will no doubt help, if you're contemplating large floorstanders I'd audition before buying. I agree with the post above that stand mounte... | |
| 2 Channel Sub Woofer, 1 or 2 Sub-woofers? Not to hijack the thread, but a related question I've been wondering for a while is if it came down to getting one very good sub vs. two decent subs for similar total cash outlay, which would you choose? Let's say one $1000 sub or two $500 subs? | |
| Considering new amp - Mccormack Brownsfan makes a good point -- it might be the modded McCormacks that have a lower impedance input. | |
| Considering new amp - Mccormack I believe the input impedance on McCormack amps is on the low side, so first you should check to see if they will work with your SF preamp. I would think you would get a more refined sound out of the McCormack amps, but no way to know if it will b... | |
| Paradigm Studio 100 v.3 vs, v.4 I assume you mean the 100s vs. the 60s with a good sub? I'd say if you're using a sub you could save yourself even more dough by going to the 40s. Anyway, since the 40s, 60s, and 100s probably sound quite similar from the lower midrange on up, I w... |