Mike,
I really don't have an answer as to if the $1700 is a good price or whether you should re-gift. What I do know is that I have the older Klipsch Synergy Series (KSF-10.5 mains, S5 surrounds, and C5 center) and an SVS 25-31 PCi sub (around $1600 for it all) and it freakin' rocks for both...
SR8200 with a Toshiba 4800 DVD player has the delay. I hate it as much as anyone but agree that the performance of this receiver in all other areas helps me overlook the problem. Some people have commented that maybe Marantz would be able to fix this with a software upgrade via the RS-232 port...
What about using the multi-channel inputs on the receiver and allowing the DVD player to do all the digital decoding? Wouldn't that bypass the dropout problem? John
I'm one click of a mouse away from pulling the trigger on an 8200 from AC4L.com but have a couple of reservations. The first is that I understand that the 8200 takes a couple of seconds to lock into the digital signal when going through the layer change on DVDs. Secondly, I understand that the...
I plan on e-mailing and/or calling Marantz on Monday. I kind of expect them to either give me the run-around or tell me, "Umm yeah, we're working on that..." Any other thoughts? My thinking is also that Panasonic had a series of firmware upgrades for their DVD players to address quirks. Does...
I'm one click of a mouse away from pulling the trigger on an 8200 from AC4L.com but have a couple of reservations. The first is that I understand that the 8200 takes a couple of seconds to lock into the digital signal when going through the layer change on DVDs. Secondly, I understand that the...
Matt, I am in the same situation as you are. I have had my heart set on a Denon 3802 for some time now (I used to have a 3600) until I went to a local retailer and heard an A/B comparison of the 3802 vs. Marantz 7200. I must say that both I and the salesman were surprised by the difference in...
James,
For that kind of money, a brand new Grafik Eye system can be had on eBay. I just bought a GRX-3503 for under $400 :) (retail is about $800, street just under $600). This model gives me 4 scenes for 3 lighting zones (cans, sconces, and rope lights around tray ceiling) with dimming in 1%...
I'm in the process of building a HT in my basement and was wondering if a single 20 amp circuit will be enough. The equipment (not yet purchased) will be:
Denon 3802 or similar receiver
Toshiba 56" RPTV
Powered subwoofer
and the usual DVD, CD changer, VCR, etc.
So, will one circuit be...
Aaron,
Your project sounds nearly exactly the same as mine. I have a 4 year old home with an unfinished basement that I have just begun to stud out. I am building a second wall about 3' to 3 1/2' out where the RPTV and equipment will sit flush with the face of the wall. There will be access...