if you send the signal over hdmi you wont need to worry about the dac/analog stage in the player itself. the dac's do have different levels of dynamic range/SNR, distortion, etc. The question of how much these stats change the sound is...
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These will be in my living room so whats the best way to address acoustics in a living room? I don't want a bunch of acoustic panels in my living room.
Right now I'm leaning toward EMP Tek e55ti...
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Denophile, Yea I think I'm going to go with a HDMI connection..
Which would you go with between the Pioneer and the Onkyo mentioned in this thread?
The Onkyo is around $30 more.. Very close in...
look at the intro models from project, rega, and music hall. They will give you what you need for a reasonable price. you could also check audiogon for some used, which do come up occasionally. I bought my dad a music hall 2.1 (in...
hooking up by analog or hdmi? it may make a difference in the recommendation as Kal has implied. If you're going analog you could consider the denon 2910/2930 or 1910/1930/1940. Theyre a steal used or refurb. If you're going hdmi the...
onkyo 876/906 if you can find one; perhaps a 1007. Denon 3809/3310. pioneer sc models if you're into class D.
if the cambridge has the features you want (does it decode everything and have hdmi audio? havent kept up with them)...
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I haven't done anything of the kind. You simply insist upon trying to stuff absolutes in my mouth which I clearly haven't uttered.
You appear to be suggesting that perception is reality, and if...
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http://www.matrixhifi.com/ENG_marco.htm
http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=5426
We are still waiting for that one study where participants could tell one processor from the other. No...
