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Am I the only one who doesn’t love Harbeth P3esr?
Rambo 21, have your impressions changed at all with the P3-ESRs? Still perceptions of brightness? Any changes in tonality of the midrange? Size or dimensions of soundstage? Same pretty much true regardless of amplifier and/or room placement?   
has anybody else noticed this about flac audio?
Here is a question for everyone though. In the 21st century, where storage and bandwidth are dirt cheap, why for the love of Mozart, Frank Zappa, and The Who does anyone use ANY form of compression?............There is absolutely no good technical... 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
Have you found one in stock somewhere? I ordered it from Best Buy store on Long Island two weeks ago and picked it up from there last Tuesday. They started out with five in stock but I couldn't place my order (thanks to their buggy online app tha... 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
Until I get to build my USB audio surround sound system, thank goodness the LX500 has stereo analog outputs, unlike this bad joke. https://www.soundandvision.com/content/cambridge-audio-cxuhd-ultra-hd-blu-ray-player-review Not that I would eve... 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
 Yes, I’ve scoured the manual pdfs of every top Sony and Panasonic 4K player, including the very unaffordable McIntosh.At least according to the manuals, I think some have slow motion, but I’m sure none of them have even the basic zoom that my Opp... 
Pioneer LX500 BD player vs. Arcam BD players
Thanks for the warning about Arcam BD players, though these reviews generally give it high marks for both video and audio performance. https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/arcam-udp411 https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/arcam-udp411 The UD... 
Oppo 95: Low Output via Stereo RCAs
No mods were done to the Oppo 95 and he purchased it new from Oppo, the seller said.  
Oppo 95: Low Output via Stereo RCAs
Also, is the Oppo modified? I own a modified Oppo that I rarely ever used anymore. If I recall correctly, the max output was greatly reduced due to the mods. Seems to me the out was max'd at about 1v, not the typical 2v.  Success, well at lea... 
Oppo 95: Low Output via Stereo RCAs
I did turn volume to 100%; no help. Neither did turning off Dynamic range control. Next I will go into speaker config settings and look what levels they are even though the manual says on p.17 " "The STEREO AUDIO OUT terminals automatically down... 
Oppo 95: Low Output via Stereo RCAs
Made all of those setting changes but sound no louder. Very strange.  
Oppo 95: Low Output via Stereo RCAs
Yes, I connected only the stereo not the surround outs. And only my preamp not the power amp has attenuators, which, with the JVC player I almost never had to turn any higher or lower. Regarding DRC I don't recall it making much of a difference ei... 
Is OPPO worth the inflated price?
Oppo Repair Service NYC/Long Island? When it became clear that decoder boards were unavailable to repair my Cambridge 650BD player I purchased a used Oppo 95. The ad said it works fine and should arrive next week. I got the 95 because I presentl... 
Editing Posts: Poor Functionality: inaccessible website support
Thanks guys. I presumed that the option for "support ticket" was only for buyers and sellers. In any case, now that Tammy and the webmasters are informed the editing issues will likely receive attention. As it happens I now have some buyer questio... 
Editing Posts: Poor Functionality: inaccessible website support
I tried that and the only support choices options you can scroll torelated to sales not forum support.  https://support.audiogon.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=360000196471  
Multi DACs like Exasound E38 that Support DTS-HD MA?
There aren’t any conventional “DACs” that support DTS-MA.  This is a Blu-ray specific audio format that is limited to HDMI as a transport mechanism du to licensing and encryption restrictions.  You want to look for an HT Processor. Understood, ...