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| Mark Levinson 380S or 320S ? I am going against the flow BUT do consider the current Classe pre-amps, CP-500 and CP-700. Having owned both the 380S and 320S, my conclusions are the 380s is very dark (dulls the musicality) while the 320S (IMO) lacked solidity and heft in the b... | |
| Parasound JC2 pre a good match for Pass X150.5 ? I would not worry about getting the 250.5 over the 150.5, you will never even come close to driving the 150.5 to even half-way. The allure of extra power from the 250.5 is purely psychological. Re the JC-2, I have had problems in past with hum iss... | |
| JVC AX-Z911 Its a good piece though the D/A section is a bit outdated. The 2-ch analog performance is very decent, nice musical sound with no harshness or listener fatigue. Excellent for a simple 2nd system in an office/bedroom etc. BTW, build quality is top ... | |
| Best value in 5 chan. power amp under $3,000 Try the Krell KAV-500 5-channel version. Totally effortless amp with excellent bottom end control and clean sweet highs/vocals. | |
| processor that could serve as a good preamp I actually recommend the HTS2 over the HTS7.1 - always felt the 2-ch preamp mode of HTS2 was far superior. You still get your DD, DTS etc, only thing the HTS2 lacks is 7.1 outputs. Used ones can be had for $1000-1200, whereas the HTS7.1 is around ... | |
| Do I use a Krell HTS 7.1 or a DAC????HELP...... Instead of HTS7.1 get the HTS2 (the 5.1 version prior to the 7.1). The HTS2 sounds far better in 2-channel snalog using preamp mode. I never found the 400xi to have any weight/body in the sound, seemed to bright and a bit shrill. Ofcourse, a chang... | |
| Revel Salon:how to detach sides? The side panels have small rubber mats around the area of bolt holes- these are probably stuck to the main speaker body. You simply have to use force/leverage to separate them, I had same issue but after some judicious use of force the panels came... | |
| Better to change Speakers first or new Preamp+amp Go with speakers first, the ssp800 is a very good 2-ch pre-amp also. Almost on par with the krell evo-202 and the theta cb3. Changing the 700 series will be a substantial improvement though I would try non-B&W speakers just to see what other b... | |
| Onkyo/Pioneer/Sony connection problem Try the following: Turn off the HDMI "communication" feature of the TV. The issue with HDMI is that all connected HDMI devices need to be "vetted" before any signal transfer takes place. Maybe you can fool the Receiver into not seeing the TV, or m... | |
| Old Krell vs new Krell amps... First of all, I have never heard the KAS amps. I have owned the KSA (150 and 200S) series, the FPB300c, then the FPB300cx and currently the EVO302. The 300c was good but the 300cx was far better, i.e., difference was very large between the "c" and... | |
| Suggestions for good Preamp/tuner I strongly recommend the Luxman TP-117- in actual comparison I find its performance very close and similar to the $7000 Mark Levinson 380S. For the nay sayers out there- I suggest you actually try both of these out and decide for yourself. I have ... | |
| Selling to Canadians My biggest complaint- Canadian buyers refusing to pay duties/taxes and these being billed back to me (sender from USA). For this reason I have stopped selling to Canadians unless I ship by US Postal service. I had to cover duties for 3 buyers over... | |
| Pre Amp Processor to match my Parasound HCA 2205A Hi, I would go with the C1. Note that the newer Blu-ray players will decode DTS Master Audio, Dolby True HD, DD Plus within the unit and pass the 7.1 signal out thru analog jacks. The C1 has 7.1 analog input which can accept this signal. Anyway- v... | |
| Best Subwoofer for B&W 805s Speakers I disagree- with the right amplification the 805s do NOT lack bass! Try using better upstream components- good CD player will definitely make a significant difference and use solid state (rather than tubby tube amp) amp with a adequate current del... | |
| Integrated amp for B&W 805S under $1200? Pick up a used Marantz PM15S1 for about 1250 dollars. I do not agree with (Bob_reynolds) comment about the 805 not doing bass- probably his experience has been with less than good amplification. I have owned both the original 805 and the 805s- bot... |