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| Anticipated issues with mixing Active + Passive speakers in Home theatre? Hmmm, I'm not sure if I fully agree with Erik's thoughts. First off, the Xeo 6 are wireless ONLY speakers. This means that you are losing some sort of resolution through the wireless communications. You are dependent on the DAC and the amplifie... | |
| Ayre Parasound Pass : where are you? I totally agree with helomech's opinion of Class D lacking soul (or air, if you will). If you can't hear the difference between Class D and Parasound A23, it could be something else in your system that is limiting the resolution (such as speaker,... | |
| Ayre Parasound Pass : where are you? I have recently entered direct experience with Parasound amps. They are very very good. However, stock, they are definitely a tiny bit on the thin side and somewhat lacking in resolution (to my expectations). They are VERY refined and smooth, h... | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? The Krell Showcase / HTS range was amazing. However, they are getting very old and a lot of these units are starting to fail in different areas (digital board, analog channels, etc.). If you want to take a chance on these, go for it. But expect... | |
| mcintosh preamp for 5.1 As to caphill's point, the McIntosh HT multi-channel processors are not in the same league as their dedicated 2-channel tube preamp equipment. All the Mac processors are very nice in keeping that "Mac style" of sonic signature, but they are compr... | |
| So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system Just to keep things real - I never said Arcam or Anthem or anything else wasn't good. The Arcam has its own unique sound and it is not my preference. I equated Class G to be similar to Class D in a sense because the higher power supply is "switc... | |
| TV ROOM yes, brick wall is good to block sound from going past it. However, it is a highly reflective surface, so you definitely want to add an insulation layer and drywall over it.How high does the brick wall go? Brick wall is a definite block, but soun... | |
| Need cable to soften brightness just a little? A digital cable that is too short is actually bad. What happens is that the digital pulses received by the target will be reflected back to the source. These reflections can cancel out additional pulses from the source and you have errors. The ... | |
| KLE Innovations Silver HarmonyRCA's - not silver eh? No, I haven't. I used to be a fan of silver, but I have gotten my systems resolution to the point where silver just doesn't work anymore (it's too much). | |
| So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system Agreed. Don't limit yourself to a 5.1 receiver. They actually have much smaller power supplies and will perform less. It's the size of the main power supply / transformer that matters. example:Yamaha 2070 - 9 channels - 37.5 lbsYamaha 1070 - 7... | |
| Spacing Diffusor Panels yeah, these look like a variation on the QRD type diffusors. You can cut some 2x4s and just put them under the diffusors to raise them up - or use something else to place them on so that you can hear them up high. | |
| So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system @curiousjim - no, you do not need to put a load on them at all. In fact, putting a load on the unused channels will also put a load on the main power supply of the receiver. Just leave them disconnected. Everyone has their opinions, but I found th... | |
| KLE Innovations Silver HarmonyRCA's - not silver eh? @yping - rhodium can definitely sound cold in the early parts of the burn-in process, especially within the first 50 or so hours. I have found that you need 200-300+ hours to really burn in rhodium before it settles down. But the end result is a... | |
| Spacing Diffusor Panels First question. Are these QRD (Quadratic Residue Diffuser) diffusors? If so, then the placement and direction will definitely affect acoustics in different ways. When I say "direction" I mean the placement of where the shallow slots are vs. the... | |
| Where do I go from here? Optical is a very poor digital interface because the LED diodes just cannot light up fast enough to make a pure square waveform pulse. You can see the results here, if you scroll way down to the section that says "What if there is no SP/DIF outpu... |