Recent content by amatala

You should definetly go with H/K, they are extremely reliable and the best sounding units available for the price (espacially with music). I own 1 AVR430, 2 PA2000, 2 Citation 24 and 1 Citation 21 and use them for several hours every day with no poblem whatsoever.

No need to apologize, it looks I was also wrong :b . I have just contacted H/K support and they confirmed that this feature has been removed when they made AVR435 and AVR635 becaue 'It was found to be rarely used.' So the H/K receivers which can offer this feature are AVR430, AVR630 (but both...

Hello, I'm talking about DPLIIx (not DPLII) which is available only when you're running a 6.1/7.1 config. Here is an excerpt from my AVR 430's owner's manual (this has been added to the manual only for the 'Software Version II' release and it only applies to the AVR430 with firmware...

I have separate amps on all channels so this would not be a problem. Still, I am quite surprised that H/K can make receivers with this feature for much less than $1000, while other mid-range products vendors don't offer this. So it's either H/K or something like Anthem which is much more...

Well I currently have my Stereo SACD/CD player connected to my AVR via an analogue connection and I always use DPLII while listening to CDs and stereo SACDs. Even if a double A/D D/A conversion is involved, the result is great. So, since this works so well with stereo SACDs I don't see why it...

Well, I suppose the answer is 'no'...

Hello, I know that higher-end H/K receivers like 435, 635 and 7300 can apply Dolby ProLogic IIx to the 6 Channel Direct Input, making it possible to listen to 5.1 discs in 7.1. According to some specialized reviews this function gives very interesting results with SACD and DVD-A. Does anyone...

Hello, I am no 'high end CD gear' person, but I can throw in my 2 euro cents: I have recently replaced my Marantz CD5400 OSE CD player (priced at around 300 euro in Europe) by a Marantz SA8400 player (which is around 1000 euro) and I can confirm that the SA8400 sounds way better than the...

I have a H/K AVR430 receiver and when I bought it I first installed it in the shelf underneath my TV (about 10 cm away). Each time I turned my receiver on (while the TV was running), the EM pulse created by the receiver's power supply created a big red stain of colour on my TV's screen...

Well, it's actually the Marantz monoblock which is the exception... I don't particularly like Marantz amplifiers because they sound a bit 'soft' and warm with movies. I like the H/K amplifiers a lot because they are punchier and have a neutral sound. In this case I took a Marantz monoblock for...

Hello, I am no expert, but I can share my own experiences. I have a H/K AVR430 receiver (connected to Mordaunt-Short Avant 908 fronts and 906 surrounds) which I use for both music and movies. Even if I watch lots of movies, music sound quality has always been my priority, especially...

Hello, I had no particular x-over in mind. I am currently using the amps in 2x100W bridged mode, bi-wired to the speakers. I was wondering if switching the amps no non-bridged 4x45W mode and using passive bi-amping would make a difference. In both cases the x-over would be the same: the one...

Hello, I am currently considering bi-amping my fronts but I am not sure if two medium-powered amps in a biamp setup would give better results than a single higher-powered amp. To be very specific, when using amps of the same brand and same construction, would it be better to use two amps of...

For less than $1000 the Marantz SA8400 is an extraordinary machine. CD sound is sweet and warm. And it does stereo SACDs also. Don't limit yourself to a budget CD player like the Cambridge 640C or the Marantz CD5400, these machines will play CDs only well enough for their price. I did the same...

You can configure your AVR 63x or 43x (I own a 430) in such way that all signal below the crossover point goes to both the subwoofer and the fronts - basically this is what you did. In this case the sub will play even in Stereo DSP Off mode. But you can also configure the .1 channel to go to...