Recommended receiver for HT

noble100 "Huh?"
I applaud, congratulate, and commend you for asking a question hear about something that you do not fully and completely understand and pursuing, exploring, and studying the qualitys, nature, and application of Tru-Fi is certain to result in you achieving a more realistic Music Reproduction System although I must advise, caution, and inform you that their are practitioners of Tru-Fi who do not fully understand or comprehend how it should be implemented, utilized, and applied and in particular the failure to account for ICSS factor is a limiting shortcoming that will prevent you from fully benefiting from Tru-Fi.

Hello clearthink,

      I hope your user name is indicative of your actual cognitive functioning and you'll be able to communicate more effectively than cleeds.
     Unfortunately, I believe we've gotten off to a poor start based on your first two posts addressed to myself.  You mention Tru-Fi as if it's commonly known in your last post.  I had no idea of what Tru-Fi refers to so I googled it. My search resulted in a company named Tru-Fi that apparently makes various electric guitar pedals with model names such as Zosa Fuzz, Suppa Fuzz and Colordriver.
     I'm fairly sure you're not referring to these, so I'm requesting you clarify exactly what you're referring to or just provide a link to a site that explains things.

Thanx,
  Tim

I connected the Ayre KX-5 to the Velodyne SMS-1 via a balanced Y cable. The fourth order crossover is set at 80 Hz; the level is set so I’m not aware of the Velodyne HGS-10 & 15 as sound sources, and the double bass is not overdone with a Bill Evans trio track, but when a pedal note of the Reiner reading of Saint-Seans 3rd comes along the vibration can be felt. For some reason I don’t really understand, the depth of the sound stage seems enhanced as well. I listen to a lot of jazz and baroque, and, although cognitive dissonance is too strong to imagine a large orchestra in the room, I can easily imagine a trio or quartet in the room -- I’ve heard enough recitals to know the sound well.

I had intended to connect the Bryston SP3 to the SMS-1 for surround -- the SP3 provides nice surround setup capabilities. but if the KX-5 is used in bypass mode, both it and the SP3 shouldn’t be sending a signal to the SMS-1. I haven’t got this figured out.

Tim, I’ll try to take the other HGS-15 in for repair next week.

db

Hello DB,

     I thought you were going to take the Bryston SP-3 out of your system and use the Oppo 205 for surround sound decoding instead, connect the l+r stereo/l+r front surround outputs from the Oppo 205 to the KX-5, connect the SMS-1 to the KX-5 and the surround channel outputs on the Oppo 205 connected directly to the NAD surround amps.


Tim   

Tim,

The SP3 has yet to be installed, and the system is as you describe.  Adding the SP3 provides two advantages:  (1) When the DC Off-Set problem of Ayre DX-5 DSD is fixed, I'll replace the Oppo 205 with the Ayre as disc player, but the Ayre is not a quasi processor like the Oppo; (2) The SP3 can use 15' balanced cables to the NAD C 268 amps.  In furtherance of using the SP3, I re-read several rave reviews.

I just discovered my other HGS-15 is not reliably powering-on with LF signal, so that's two HGS-15 to take for repair and perhaps one HGS-10.  Wonder if it's time for new subs, but the Velodyne have served so well for decades.

db