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| Marantz Receiver (SR7008) 125W/9ch, Rotel 1090 and 2 pairs of floorstanding B&W's The Rotel amp will likely have a much different gain level than the speaker output of the Marantz receiver. It could be challenging to level adjust the high output (if it's even possible). Realistically, I would just leave the Rotel running the ... | |
| What processor to go with Classe 5300 by the way, the SSP-800 is older technology and does not support 4K. | |
| Are the really pricey HT Pre Amps worth it? Try to ignore millercarbon as he is typically very negative and condescending.@big_greg - Well, you pretty much did a lateral or step-down move as you said. I'm not surprised that you didn't hear any difference. In actuality, the 8802 is a bette... | |
| What AV amplifier for 4 x b&W + centre Sorry, I’ve been out of town and driving/traveling a lot.For your budget and requirements, the Krell Foundation 4K comes to mind. It’s $7500 retail and about $4500 used. Make sure to get the latest "4K" model. The earlier model does not support 4K... | |
| What AV amplifier for 4 x b&W + centre Questions. Do you have a budget in mind? Do you need support for 4K and/or HDR? Support fo Dolby Atmos? Room correction? | |
| What AV amplifier for 4 x b&W + centre Maybe look for a Krell Trio 3-channel amp to do your front stage. The use the Arcam for surrounds. The Krell is likely very close to the Arcam sound. Or get the Arcam PA720 amp if you want to match the sound exactly.the Classe 5300 will have a... | |
| SPARKOSlabs.INC/Descrete super high tech opamps just arrived Before you start bad mouthing Sparkos Labs, I have done a huge amount of op amp R&D and testing over the years. Sparkos does make excellent products. However, with any high current discrete Class A circuit, it is going to be very demanding o... | |
| Old Legendary tubes vs New Kids on the block Amperex/Siemens/Tele vs Psvane/TAD/Shugaung In my opinion, PSVANE is the cleanest and highest resolution tube you can get. Very clean, like solid state circuits, but without any harshness. Probably like a much better version of Electro-Harmonix.Shuguang is very nice, but has a warm textur... | |
| Which AV Receiver? The Marantz receivers would only be recommended if you want a warmer sound with rolled off highs. The NAD would ultimately do better for HT clarity and excitement. Your klipsch speakers are not necessarily bright. But, like I said, also look a... | |
| XLR cable splitter? If your are still looking for a splitter cable, these are the best I have seen:https://audiosensibility.com/blog/products-2/specialty-cables-occ-copper-and-occ-silver/#!/Impact-SE...if you you call him, he might be willing to build “statement” or ... | |
| 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.5.1 PCM over HDM... | |
| Need suggestions for a $1500 used system for my daughter....... The Nola Boxer would likely be a very good option because of the silk dome tweeter. For a warm sound, I would avoid any speaker that has a metal/titanium/aluminum tweeter. Also avoid speakers with metal mid woofers. This means that I would not ... | |
| Need suggestions for a $1500 used system for my daughter....... The peach tree would likely be the cheapest solution. The “Peachtree Audio i NOVA - Integrated Tube Amplifier with DAC” is the one you want. It’s discontinued, but there’s one one ebay for $595. Then you can roll 6922 variant tubes for whatever ... | |
| Which AV Receiver? I remember you laher. You said that you couldn’t use a center channel at all in that situation and wanted a real simple solution which is why I put forth that audio-gd DAC preamp. You also wanted power monitors and that was the Yamaha studio mon... | |
| Which AV Receiver? @millercarbon - dude, get off your soap box already! The guy has a budget of $300-1000 and he wants to add a center channel eventually (which is critical for proper directional sound in movie viewing). A push to 2-channel integrated is not goin... |