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| Sony BDP-S1 Blu ray player Many thanks. The unit is actually about 6 years old. I was off a year. But anyway, perhaps the upgrade DVD will take care of it. In the on screen display and setup for audio, I regret there is no option for turning on the digital out circuit but j... | |
| Oh, to be a high end dealer for a year. River251: All good points and stimulation for benefiical discussion. You do wonder how so many high end audio brands all survive. I believe that many audio enthusiasts generally stay with the brands they love over the long term. When they upgrade,... | |
| Marantz sr5006 vs Yamaha RX-A810 Oops, sorry I meant to state that the Marantz SR5600 was my first AVR not the currently offered SR5006. | |
| Marantz sr5006 vs Yamaha RX-A810 Just comparing the two brands, I'd go with Marantz hands down. Yamaha went full mass market and at least Marantz is still considered mid to high end. Just my opinion. The Marantz SR5006 was my first A-V receiver and liked it a lot. | |
| Pre Pro advice. NAD T 187 or?? Oh sorry. You're right, it is a surround sound processor and not a receiver. My slip up. | |
| need a new processor Well I would be partial to the Rotel RSP-1572 (1570 has been upgraded to the 1572). For the money, it has to be one the of best surround sound processors available. The Classe ssp75 would be dynamite too but that is the higher end brand of Rotel a... | |
| New Rotel RCD-1520 Just checked the CDs I've been playing and no scratches at all from the slot loading mechanism. That seems to be a concern out there among members here on Audiogon but as I said the mechanism is gentle and I wouldn't think Rotel would produce a un... | |
| Marantz BD7003 + CA 840 C dac - or - Oppo 95 Pokey77: Sorry but I'm just not directly familiar with Oppo Digital units such as the BDP 93 or 95. Looking at the specs though and comparing both machines, the 95 has an upgraded 32bit reference DAC and Torodial transformer so the audio should be... | |
| What setup for my dedicated home theater? Yes first take back the Onkyo if you can. At one time Onkyo was a higher end brand but has gone mass market and unfurtunately that brings with is QA problems. It's not really 80W/channel into 8 ohms 20hz-20khz. Look at the specs closer. The 80W is... | |
| Marantz BD7003 + CA 840 C dac - or - Oppo 95 Pokey77: I owned a Marantz BD7003 for a few years as my first Blu-ray player and loved it. I did upgrade this year to the UD5005 which is reported to have improved audio circuitry with a shorter signal path and upgraded DACs. To me the video quali... | |
| New Rotel RCD-1520 Well it's Sun evening and I've had the player now 3 days running for numerous hours. It's sounding better by the minute!! Bass is tight but yet has punch which I like (I'm a bass player). Sound-stage is pronunced and in your face. The highest of f... | |
| Best vibration isolation device for cd player? Yes Vibrapods for the money. Have been using them for years and absolutely flawless. From time to time you have to heat them in the oven on a cookie sheet as instructed to reinflate but it's so easy. Nothing to it. | |
| Pre Pro advice. NAD T 187 or?? Finsup, wasn't aware NAD AVRs did this. Wow, doesn't sound appealing. How long ago was this known about NAD AVRs do you know? NAD sure has had their share of QA issues over the years. It's really too bad but I believe they're stable now. I love my... | |
| Advice re: Entry level CD Player Go with the NAD unit. I have an NAD unversal player and it is stupendous. If you can pick up a preowned NAD 565BEE for $500.00, go for it. This is their top of the line of their standard issue CD players not the reference units. | |
| Pre Pro advice. NAD T 187 or?? First you can't go wrong with a high end NAD product such as this. At this price level, you'll get a SUPERB unit. I too love the NAD sound. However, you may want to consider the Rotel RSP-1572 surround sound processor which I believe lists at $2,1... |