caphill
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| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? I second Soix advise and it’s very true on lower end pre pros from Marantz, Denon, Yamaha, Onkyo/Integra, Anthem. These pre pros two-channel performances for stereo music playbacks are compromised and these pre pros are meant to be used for HT. th... | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? @bwguy Are you using the Classe Sigma SSP? | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? @bwguy Yes, there's compression with airplay which degrades sound quality regatdless of which device it is. I would never use airplay. | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? I would get a used Classe Sigma SSP over a used Krell Foundation. Krell as a company isn't the same anymore since Dan D'Agostino's departure from the company in 2009. The Classe Sigma SSP sounds better than the Krell Foundation especially in two-... | |
| Ayre <--> Parasound <--> Pass : where are you? Classe D amps have come a long way and have gone through significant improvements sonically compared to early class D designs from back in the day. Overall performance wise I myself still prefer analog (class A or AB) amps or tubes indeed, but now... | |
| Affordable Processor with Fabulous 2 Channel ? @btw22 The Classe SSP 800 is fabulous for both stereo and surrounds (HT) but is expensive even used for around $3500 and up cause its original msrp was $9500. Eventhough the SSP 800 is obselete and was discontinued last year but its after market r... | |
| So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system @audiotroy Yes I totally agree with you. And the OP wants an AV receiver with bells n whistles and I think the Arcam has them plus good sound and tonality for both music and HT (movies). The NAD and Cambridge Audio make great sounding receivers bu... | |
| So I'm looking to rebuild the home theater system @curiousjim I would get the Arcam AVR550 currently retails for around $3k or $3500 brand new. I has bells and whistles or features you need. It has built-in Spotify, Tidal, Pandora apps. Got Wi-Fi, Airplay & Bluetooth.Equipped with Dirac Live ... | |
| Amp upgrade from Ayre V-5xe Highly consider the Classe Delta CA-2300 stereo power amp this is a class AB design amplifier. Did retail for $7k but this amp has been discontinued last year (2017) and nowadays it can be had at good discount if you can find a used one in after m... | |
| Upgrade from Classe SSP 800 processor Yeah...weird! Usually when video drops out the audio will drop out too or at least in the case of HDMI handshake. But your issue obviously isn't with hdmi handshake. I would contact Classe and find out. Most likely you will have to send your unit ... | |
| mcintosh preamp for 5.1 @stereo5Mac isn't the only one that can give you a lush sound. But Mac lacks in other areas : transparency, inner details, musical nuances and information was somewhat obscured compared to other high end gears. Lacking in musical rhtym and drive a... | |
| Looking for a high end integrated to suit Dynaudio contour 5.4's @plb02What's your budget in USD for an integrated amp? Do you need a built-in DAC? | |
| mcintosh preamp for 5.1 Correction : my friend's Mac monoblock power amps are the MC 1.25KW, not the MC 2KW. Sorry my bad. | |
| mcintosh preamp for 5.1 @stereo5 As per your claim above in regards to your friend’s all Mac 7.1 HT setup that’s simply your opinion or perhaps you haven’t heard true high end HT setup of system. The same applies to your earlier claim that your Mac C2500 tube preamp best... | |
| Looking for a high end integrated to suit Dynaudio contour 5.4's Melbourne, Australia or Melbourne, FL? Also add to your list the following integrateds :Boulder, Esoteric, Luxman, Soulution, CH Precision, Tidal, Ayre, Simaudio Evolution series, Dan D'Agostino Momentum integrated. |