vicdamone
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| Older Onkyo HT Receiver - time to upgrade? Depending on which model it is, the newer model will offer a great deal of convenience when applying these modern codecs to a variety of sources as well as the convenience of HDMI cable connectivity. The surround experience can be greatly refined ... | |
| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? Yeah! That's it. Thanks | |
| Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no? Live music is a monaural+venue experience. Proper analog two channel playback can come uncannily close to some multi channel SACD recordings. Attaining this level is not a matter of expensive equipment but rather proper setup and tuning. The sonic... | |
| the marantz sound...mid-fi avrs...vs Denon.... I've read many responses from people who site many similarities between Denon and Marantz. Like most things audio these may have been subjective remarks and subject to personal preference.Other brands that I consider higher end mid-fi that you mig... | |
| Sanders Magtech Amp or Bryston 4B-SST2 4 Mags 3.6 If you haven't already purchased speakers I can't recommend these Avalon Eclipse enough. An unassuming timeless two way, the most copied cabinetry out there and for a good reason. You'll never get tired of their appearance. They can be driven very... | |
| Sanders Magtech Amp or Bryston 4B-SST2 4 Mags 3.6 Michael, you bet. After reading Sanders white paper his Magtech has many of the attributes class D switching amplifiers minus any of the RF emissions they seem to produce. This one issue has been addressed by many switching amplifier designers by ... | |
| Sanders Magtech Amp or Bryston 4B-SST2 4 Mags 3.6 There is a sidebar review associated with a review of the King Sound Prince II electrostatics in the February issue of The Absolute Sound page 92. I'm guessing You've already read this comparison of the Bryston 14 500 wpc. with the Sanders.I find ... | |
| Receiver or Preamp HDMI resolves many issues not to mention the cost, clutter and any sonic influence that comes with analog cabling. Modern components using HDMI can calibrate the entire system more accurately than simply choosing a crossover point for the sub.I wa... | |
| Bravia KDL46-NX810 vs Samsung UN46C8000XF Side by side comparisons are fine only if its a fair playing field. The setup of many of the in store demos can be drastically different and are seldom calibrated. LCD/LED's typically come from the factory cranked all the way up which will make ma... | |
| Receiver or Preamp My answer seems uncomfortably obvious to me and I might not be understanding your requirements. There are many A/V receivers and pre/pros equipped with single ended and balanced inputs, the latest codecs with room correction, simply pick a price p... | |
| Pioneer BDP-05FD vs Oppo BDP-83 Disk loading time seems like an eternity but that's my only gripe. I went with an all Elite HT to avoid any compatibility issues and it was simply plug and play. The biggest surprise was the SC-07 receiver. | |
| nuforce Ref 9 SE V3 vs wyred 4 sound STI 1000 Have yet to hear the Wyred.I had an RFI issue with my PS Audio HCA-2. A small Sony clock radio exhibited interference while the Parasound tuner, which was shelved just above the HCA-2, worked fine. After upgrading the AC wiring to my system the pr... | |
| Downsizing from Ayre MX-R monoblocks Keep the Ayre/MBL and lose the rest. You going to replace over 20K of amplification with a 5K integrated to simply gain a little extra floor space, really? That's a nice digital setup but if I'm not mistaken it's somewhat dated by less expensive 2... | |
| Pre/Pro vs. Denon AVR-4311CI under $2,000 After comparing the sonic virtues of five different brands of audio / video receivers their sonic differences were noticeable but still too marginal considering the application. All the linear solid state models became congested and noticeably fat... | |
| Cart before the horse or horse before the cart? Unless your HT room is 10'x10' or smaller I'd return the 50" plasma and pony up the extra $300 for the 60" and deal with the audio after the holidays. Everyone will give you krap about, "is your TV big enough". The second you turn it on all you'll... |