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| Suggestions for Class D amplifiers with Marantz AV7704 and B&W cdm9nt combo for HT. lacking body, volume, air, midrange bloom, full mid-bass & bass power and overall musicality in comparison to very high quality analog or class A & AB designs This is a true thing and most of today's Class D amps will suffer from this... | |
| SQ : Anthem receiver vs. processor Eric, did you see the Krell S1200U up for sale at $2199? It's not a 3D model, which means that it probably has the HDMI 1.3 board, but it's a great price. | |
| Emotiva equipmet, how good is it? I have had pretty much all the generations of Emotiva amplifiers. I would say they are very excellent for the money and actually compete at a higher level. However, everyone likes a slightly different sonic signature.As far as the comments about... | |
| SQ : Anthem receiver vs. processor In receiver land, you generally want the biggest receiver so that you have the largest power supply. This will give you the most bass/midbass power and also have smoother sound overall. The increase of watts/channels is the reason why the manufa... | |
| Krell HTS 7.1 blown away The full manual can be found on Krell's website and is listed as "Home Theater Standard 7.1 Surround Preamp/Processor":http://www.krellonline.com/owner-s-reference-archive.html To show the onscreen menu for configuration, the HTS 7.1 requires a vi... | |
| Beryllium-Copper: How safe? Keep in mind that beryllium copper connectors are generally plated with either gold, silver or rhodium (sometimes very heavily plated - as in the case with Furutech). So, even though beryllium alloy may have a slight risk of being toxic, you woul... | |
| Side Speakers with Limitations I'm not sure that Monitor Audio would be a good match with those JBL 4367. The Monitor Audio are very bright and exacting (similar to the KEF in a way). The JBL are a deep horn loaded speaker. I can see how the older B&W DM17 was a pretty g... | |
| Warmer sounding Solid State Yup, Parasound is definitely warm. It generally has pretty good high frequency response (depending on speaker), but it will have a little slower attack on the midrange. | |
| Power supply VA rating and how much is really needed I will agree with Eric's statements that Emotiva preamps / processors / DACs are not that great. They are rather dull sounding and "closed in" sounding with lack of resolution, separation of instruments, and depth. Their amps have always been ve... | |
| Power supply VA rating and how much is really needed Sorry, I've been on somewhat of a hiatas from some frustrating audio testing and then thanksgiving and then getting sick. Generally speaking, I would not pay too much attention to how many amps output. The specifications that say "40A output" ar... | |
| Bowers&Wilkins ASW675 10" Sub, blown driver. Can't find anyone to repair it. You could try re-gluing the surround yourself. It's not that difficult:https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/adhesive/seal-cement-2fl-oz/ I'm not sure why those repair guys did not catch it or repair it. Replacing surrounds on a speaker cone is ... | |
| 12AU7 Genalex or Psvane for Cayin Hybrid Integrated H80A I am not a tube expert, but I have actually listened to a PSVANE 12au7. They are excellent tubes. The PSVANE is not a warm sounding tube like some others. It is definitely a very high resolution and detailed tube. I think it's even better than... | |
| Marantz SR7012 vs. Rotel Amp If you drive the D3 right, they can be pretty darn amazing! | |
| Canary DAC KD-2000 any feedback I have a friend who owns the KD-2000 and I have heard it through a Krell system. It is a very nice sounding DAC. It's not the highest resolution DAC and it is definitely a little soft on the highs, but it's very good. If you got it, I would loo... | |
| Marantz SR7012 vs. Rotel Amp Rotel RB-1582 for sure! I have the B&W 805 D3 actually and it is a very hard speaker to drive. The tweeter and woofer need a very fast and high resolution amp to have any impact and attack on the sound. The Marantz receiver is going to soun... |