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| THX Certified Power amps Actually, this KM-X1000 has a power rating of 190WPC at 6ohms, which appears to be the minimum recommended load.https://www.manualslib.com/manual/775332/Kenwood-Km-X1000.html?page=8#manual The power supply is somewhat light for this rating (2 x 10... | |
| Cardas Cab Banana or Furutech FP-202 Banana The Cardas bananas are made from eutectic Brass with Rhdium over Silver plating. Be careful with system synergy as the brass/silver combination can make a very strong solid-state system sound sterile. These could be good for a very soft or laid-b... | |
| Krell S1200 or Yamaha CXA5100? Ah, when you send hi-res audio to the HTS 7.1 using the digital COAX input, the Krell will automatically down-convert any sampling rate to a maximum of 48Khz before sending it to the DAC. Both 24/96 and 24/192 are downconverted to 24/48. The 24/88... | |
| Krell S1200 or Yamaha CXA5100? By the way, the bugs I mentioned above are for the newer "3D" version of the S1200, which has an HDMI 1.4 board (same as 707). I don't know if this affects the older non-3D version of the S1200, which had the HDMI 1.3 board. These two versions a... | |
| Krell S1200 or Yamaha CXA5100? The sonic signature of the S1200 is going to be very similar to the HTS 7.1, but better in my opinion due to supporting hi-res audio/bluray and a better digital section (Sabre DAC with TCXO clock). The HTS 7.1 was the first line of products from K... | |
| Krell S1200 or Yamaha CXA5100? Which specific Krell preamps do you have connected? | |
| Center Channel @ricred1 - have you looked at the PLC 350 for sale on Audiogon? For $2755 sold by tmraudio? It's the first generation, but it may still be an upgrade from your Gold C350. The woofer/mids are similar RDT drivers to the "II" series, but the tweet... | |
| One of the best HDMI cable? I use a 33 foot Redmere for my video processor to projector run. I had to do this because another 23awg Beldon cable wasn't working. Though, I don't know about using Redmere for short run or audio purposes.That being said, I recently discovered ... | |
| Krell S1200 or Yamaha CXA5100? Firmware update on the S1200 is still done through RS232 serial port/cable. Krell has a special software program you can install on a laptop/computer to write new firmware to the S1200. | |
| Krell S1200 or Yamaha CXA5100? Oh, there might be some things that you will have to use the standard COAX digital input for. One example is a source that uses "Dolby Digital Plus". Some others I have found are some very old DVD titles (for some reason, it only works through C... | |
| Krell S1200 or Yamaha CXA5100? The audio quality of the Krell S1200 is going to be significantly superior to anything the Yamaha will be able to produce. I own the S1200 and have auditioned many other HT processors. However, there are some quirks in the S1200 that you’ll have t... | |
| Mcintosh question I don’t know that I would say the signal is degraded by going through a tube amp or preamp. Every piece of equipment affects the sound in different ways. It all depends on what kind of sound you are looking for. Of course, mating a low cost Adcom ... | |
| Mcintosh question 1. Not necessarily. Depends on the source/DAC/CD.2. Yes, the MCD550 has a built-in volume control that you can use.3. The function of a preamp is to provide additional voltage gain that may not be available from the source (to better drive an amp... | |
| To Shield or Not to shield-That is the question!!! Like chrissain suggested, try straight without shield first. If it's too bright sounding, try braiding. I have found that will calm down the harsh/brightness. | |
| Various power cables, which would you put where? Yup. Let's look at the older FI-15:http://www.audiophonics.fr/images2/4609_FURUTECH-FI-15_2.jpg The functional difference is the wire clamping pieces. You can use it, but it's more difficult to get the wires clamped in and the mechanism may be d... |