arnold_h
Responses from arnold_h
| Annoying newbie CD/SACD player question I have not heard it mentioned but I assume this player/transport will not process SACD surround recordings? | |
| Tone Winner AD-1PA Class A Stereo Amplifier China made HiFi seems to get a bad rap from some people “not supporting child slave labour etc.” but everyone is buying China made products whether they know it or not. Pretty much everything is made in China these days, clothing, tools, even food... | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? That’s the thing these days, most dac sources have subwoofer circuitry with high pass filters and gain control. My Oppo 205 has all these features plus many more including surround 7.1. I run it direct to my power amp through balanced XLR connect... | |
| Preamp - what's the purpose? These days you don’t really need one IMO unless you have analog sources and still like records or tapes. I run my dac directly to my amp and it sounds great. I have tried two different preamps in my system and I keep going back to running straight... | |
| Oppo UHP 205 Universal Player I did read a few of the reviews that I could find, one person did compare the Magnetar to the Oppo and said the Magnetar sounded a little more detailed than the Oppo BUT also a little forward sounding for his likening BUT also said the Oppo had be... | |
| Gallium Nitride GaN Class D Amplifiers I have no experience with AGD, Orchard or Atmos-phere but I have owned a Peachtree Audio gan. 400 for a year, my local HiFi dealer had it in stock and I was able to audition it and bought it, 400 watts into 8 or 4 ohms. I am quite happy with it, ... | |
| Bluesound Node Best Sound Quality Input I have the latest Node and prefer the coax output to my dac. | |
| Oppo UHP 205 Universal Player No problem, I forgot to mention I also use it for surround as well. I run a subwoofer from the sub output on the Oppo 205 and I am using powered speakers from the 205 outputs as well, centre and rear surrounds 5.1 and it works very well, all from ... | |
| Oppo UHP 205 Universal Player Yes, not sure what you mean by “in from the tv”? I have a Samsung 75” smart TV it has optical audio out which I run to the Oppo 205 for audio when streaming movies from Netflicks etc or watching anything on my cable box/pvr. It has several hdmi ... | |
| ifi LAN iSilencer I recently bought an IFI Lan silencer to place between my Lan cable and Bluesound Node. I would not say it’s a huge night and day difference but it seemed to sound a little louder and a little more detailed, almost like if you were at a concert ... | |
| Oppo UHP 205 Universal Player Another negative I saw in a review with the Magnetar 900 is no visible display for the volume level unless the tv is on, Oppo 205 shows volume 1-100% in the display which is important when just listening to music if using as a preamp as I do. | |
| Oppo UHP 205 Universal Player I have owned a Oppo 205 since 2018, right before they discontinued them, it is used daily and has worked flawlessly. I absolutely love it. Up until now there has not been another universal player that equals the features of the Oppo 205. The Magne... | |
| If you want the utmost clarity from your CDs I have tried cd pads in the past and have had issues with them getting stuck inside. No more pads for me. I used a Bendini clarifier, demagnatizing device and still treat the cd edges with green paint, seems to work quite well. | |
| Streamers made in America? Even the so called American, made components likely have China made internal components. Many people like Hegel products, guess what, made in China. | |
| Marantz vs. Oppo or Theta I have the Oppo 205, love it, does practically everything, use it as a dac preamp direct to my power amp. Run a subwoofer and separate surround channels from it. Not sure how it compares to others mentioned BUT I am not aware of any other universa... |