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| What is the best sounding Pre/Pro 7.1 channel with analog bypass. Interesting suggestion. The AVM 40 is likely a very excellent contender for sound quality, however it's missing one critical element that would be a deal-breaker in my mind --- the ability to support the new bluray audio formats (DTS-MD and Dolby... | |
| Solid State Preamp Under $8000 I have heard several Krell preamps, KAV-280P, HTS 7.1, S1200U, Illusion II, Phantom I. They are all excellent, but I would avoid the lower cost models as their power supply is typically undersized (i.e. KAV-280P, Phantom III). In my opinion, the... | |
| Used 5ch Amp (Classe, Krell, Rotel) So, to balance out all these "pushing 2-channel or monoblock" opinions, I will definitely agree that 2-channel amps and monoblock amps are going to be far suprerior to the 5-channel amps. That is primarily because "power supply" is the biggest mos... | |
| What is the best sounding Pre/Pro 7.1 channel with analog bypass. Actually, that's a pretty good suggestion, if you want a new product. The Outlaw 975 is very well designed and laid out as far as internal architecture goes. It runs in the same league as the Emotiva UMC-200 did. If you were looking at a new pr... | |
| What is the best sounding Pre/Pro 7.1 channel with analog bypass. I agree with big_greg. Finding a good sounding processor WITH HDMI for $500 used is going to be very hard. There's an Anthem D1 that has been upgraded with HDMI on audiogon for $670. That's likely to be 15 years old. The Integra DTC-9.8 that b... | |
| Used 5ch Amp (Classe, Krell, Rotel) to all - once again WOW. Way to go, make a new person feel like crap because their budget cannot afford more and their equipment is total junk and they are completely wrong (according to what you all are saying). Wow, way to go guys. He just wa... | |
| Bryston SP3 Oh, Bryston SP3 is pretty locked in. It will not really have any "upgrade path" per say. Pretty much all HT Processors are "locked in" with the exception of a few. Krell Foundation and Emotiva XMC have had HDMI board upgrades. NAD, Meridian and ... | |
| Bryston SP3 1) both RCA and balanced outputs to amplfiers ==> Most HT Processors actually have both RCA and XLR outputs. Some of the lower cost or older ones only have RCA.2) Two RCA and balanced outputs of Left/Right front speakers ==> The only p... | |
| What is proper ratio of money spent on amp/preamp/integrated vs speakers? 1:1? I think the ratio between element costs becomes less of an issue once you get to a certain level of equipment, such as pieces that are $2k or more. Have a $10k amp power some $2k bookshelves is not out of bounds of consideration (though the books... | |
| Adcom GFP-710 to Schiit Freya - upgrade? @mcreyn - it could very well be that the GFP-750 is adding some "magic" to the sound of the source that the Freya cannot possibly do "stock", even with passive mode. I have seen other preamps have this affect as well - the source DAC/CD can sound ... | |
| What is the best sounding Pre/Pro 7.1 channel with analog bypass. Hey Erik, he needs HDMI input/outputs. Otherwise, I may have included P7. But then again, he's asking for the "absolute best pass-through HT Processor". | |
| Used 5ch Amp (Classe, Krell, Rotel) Wow, everybody just started pushing 2-channel amps on a guy who does 50% home theater. Wow. Okay, yeah, they have some good points. 2 channel amps are typically much better than 5 channel (bigger power supplies, more output transistors, etc.),... | |
| What is the best sounding Pre/Pro 7.1 channel with analog bypass. When talking about Y-adapters, you must be very careful. You can use a Y Adapter to connect your Oppo or source to multiple amps. However, you must never use a Y adapter to connect multiple sources to the same amp. The signal will feedback into... | |
| Adcom GFP-710 to Schiit Freya - upgrade? The GFP-710 (along with every other standard Adcom preamp) uses op amps for tone controls (bass/treble) as well as the audio output stages. I used to have a GFP-565 a long time ago. It was okay and nice, but nothing special.The GFP-750 is a comp... | |
| Solid State Preamp Under $8000 You could be right on the Pass preamp voicing. Every single time I have seen or heard a Pass Labs preamp, it's been attached to a Pass Labs amp, so I have not been able to get a good handle on the actual voicing. |