treyhoss
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| audio refinement pre 2 dsp Well, I have close to 40 hours on this baby now and the congestion is GONE. The upper midrange has opened up nicely. I still think the surround modes on this unit are crap but the DD and DTS are very good. However, my Sony 999ES internal DD and DT... | |
| audio refinement pre 2 dsp I just purchased a Pre-2 DSP and hooked it up on Saturday. While not completely broken in (co.says 30 hours) it did lower the noise floor coming out of my 5.1 outputs - much quieter, especially with the center channel. I always did suspect my olde... | |
| Audio Alchemy- Now What? While I'm not sure if the Genesis has such a connection, the AA DTI-PRO32 has the IS2 connection that should work VERY well with the other AA gear you have. This is supposed to be the best digital connection available though my current DAC does no... | |
| reading and decoding hdcd`s How can you tell if a CD is an HDCD? For example, I looked at the list on the microsoft website and the new Dixie Chicks "Home" CD is supposed to be an HDCD recording. When I got it home, the HDCD indicator on my dac (Parasound DAC2000) did not li... | |
| Have you gone hi-rez? Which format and why? I went with SACD for one reason, the DVD player I wanted ONLY played SACD's. Of course it was a Sony and there is no way they were going to promote DVDA. I originally wanted a multi-format player but could never find one to listen to. That said, S... | |
| Best used dac under $2000 Hi JRUD, I would like to make a suggestion to you that I hope you find worthwhile. As you can see by the postings above, people are very opinionated about their audio gear AND their politics. I would just like to say that I am happy we live in a p... | |
| Need A Quick Education Thanks, Creeper! I couldn't find a dealer list to save my life when I was doing my searches. Now I can give this a listen and decide for myself! Thanks again! | |
| Need A Quick Education The preamp I am leaning toward has a SNR of 90dB. The model is the Audio Refinement Pre-5 which has all the features I am looking for - no DSP and everything remains in the analogue domain. The other preamp I am looking at which will serve a simil... | |
| Need A Quick Education Maybe I should back up a bit and restate what I am asking. I am trying to understand SNR as it applies to a preamp. What does it mean? How important is it? Is there a good "benchmark" number to look for on a SS pre. Is >100dB better than 90dB? ... | |
| Need A Quick Education I'd love to do that but I don't have a dealer in my area! | |
| Need A Quick Education I was under the impression that the lower the number (SNR) the less quiet it would be, in terms of "hiss", etc. I realize it will play music and maybe even play it well, but will I have to turn the volume up higher and (possibly) sacrifice a "blac... | |
| Pre with the BEST 5.1 inputs Thanks for the suggestion of the Audio Refinement preamp. I did a search and found that the model number is the "Pre-5". This seems to have EXACTLY the features I am looking for. It received 4 reviews on the AudioReview website and all users gave ... | |
| Pre with the BEST 5.1 inputs Thanks for the suggestions thus far. While I have heard great things about the Classe, it is out of my price range. I can't say I've heard of Audio Refinement or R E Designs. About what year was/is that model made - is it a current model? Can eith... | |
| SACD- my intial thoughts.... I have owned the Sony 999es player since December. While the redbook sound is inferior to my DTI-PRO32 and DAC, the SACD does sound better on MOST of the SACD recordings I own. I have found that newer recordings in general, regardless if it starte... | |
| The Year of the Universal Player I definately think software - and availiablity - will drive the sales of these players. They are practically "giving away" DVD-A and SACD on the sale of DVD players, which have been one of the most popular sellers in the history of electronics. On... |