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Attention Manufacturers: What I want is a TINY HT processor!

As a terminal apartment dweller, one thing that really bugs me is that no matter what year it is, HT processors and receivers remain HUGE.

I want one that is tiny. Specifically, I'd like them to be shorter.  There's more than one HT processor I've seen that has insides made of air. Why is it so damn deep and hard to fit into a shelf?

Also, I don't want more than 5.1. Where am I going to put them?
End of rant.
erik_squires

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erik_squires OP
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Yep, they are nice looking. I got burned with an Emotiva. Not going down that path again. :)
erik_squires OP
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@caphill - I think I will. If I don't blow my budget on a new headphone amp and cans. :)
erik_squires OP
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I really really need to go listen to it.
erik_squires OP
5,268 posts
 
Thanks for the kind words, Michael,

It does not have to be HEA, but it has to be good. I've tried going with Onkyo and Emotiva, and compared to my then 6 year old Casanova, they sucked. I mean, really really thin.

I'm having cognitive dissonance between the speakers I have and equipment I have in boxes vs. my living room space.

Right now I've got the Mytek running as the pre. Inputs from TV via optical S/PDIF and music via USB which goes to my two monoblocks.

In boxes I have:
  • Oppo 103
  • Parasound P7
  • 3 Monoblock Class D amps
From a space/aesthetic perspective I'd love to have 1 receiver. If I can't have that, a decent processor which at least doesn't cloud the Brooklyn or has built in DAC's as good as the Brooklyn.

So I'm kind of stuck.

I'm thinking of selling off the P7 and Brooklyn to fund this, but I don't want to downgrade by accident as music is one of my most important joys.
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