ErichH
Screenwriter
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OK Mike, part2
I normally use a BetterCables 5meter svideo cable direct to the Pioneer from the sat receiver, but I used a temp cheap cable so I could route the OSD for now. It definitely hits the video performance on my rig(maby it's the cheap cable, but my basic rule is never pass through anything unless you just have to) and I'll move it out of the way soon enough.No real surprise there. After my first DTS disk, I realized that the sub level must be -6 to -8 from the factory. I didn't need to back it off after setting it for DD. My past experience was different - I always had to back down the sub for DTS material. I also solved the remote problem(well 1 of em' anyway) I needed to push the AVR button. OK, I'm an idiot. I should have remembered that from my previous HK and the Denons are that way as well. The up/down movement on the remote only works going up, so that's not solved.
Time to hear some foley work and lots of subtle surround stuff, so Fight Club fits the bill. I noticed that Edward Nortons voice in the front of the movie was much more balanced and didn't bottom out. It always seemed to boom a little. The outstanding Dust Brothers score seemed a lot more balanced as well. Over all the low end is tighter and the sound design (which is full of goodies) had a newness for me. I'm definitely hearing more of it, without high volume. This is a sign of a cleaner amp(my opinion).
Next was Hannibal. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I was in the mood for some Zimmer Score. Well mixed and lots of strings, which really test the tweets, or perhaps gives them away if there not clean. Again, a smooth report here.
Next, The Fifth Element SuperBit. Tons of sound design to test with, and like Hannibal, a DTS track. This has so much stuff to hear, especially in the music. I found new sounds tonight and I've passed this disk 15 times. Impressive.
I found myself backing down the volume on more than 1 occasion and realized that the HK has a lot more headroom for transients than my other receivers. It fooled me for a while. I'm used to lot less soft to loud distance, and this was a really nice surprise. Again, a hint at higher quality amps. There is a trade off, you can't get really loud with this little power. What's there seems well done for the money.OK, some could - not me.
I didn't whip out the 6 cables for DVDA yet. Having too much fun listening to the films. I expect an improvement after hearing the scores tonight.
Considering the price of this unit and the fact that my speakers are low to mid quality bookshelf(Studio 40s) I'm impressed with the HK. Every time I upgrade my DVD player, I realize that the imput device has way more to do with the audio than I want to believe. It's hard to go past 500-600 bucks for a DVD player..right?
I'm in the same boat as many here-trying to squeeze my way into a decent audio system for 2500 bucks. It's probably not gonna happen, but I'm having fun watching Brown roll up every few months with the next try.
I hope all of us get to own a pile of big Brystons some day.
Best
Eric
I normally use a BetterCables 5meter svideo cable direct to the Pioneer from the sat receiver, but I used a temp cheap cable so I could route the OSD for now. It definitely hits the video performance on my rig(maby it's the cheap cable, but my basic rule is never pass through anything unless you just have to) and I'll move it out of the way soon enough.No real surprise there. After my first DTS disk, I realized that the sub level must be -6 to -8 from the factory. I didn't need to back it off after setting it for DD. My past experience was different - I always had to back down the sub for DTS material. I also solved the remote problem(well 1 of em' anyway) I needed to push the AVR button. OK, I'm an idiot. I should have remembered that from my previous HK and the Denons are that way as well. The up/down movement on the remote only works going up, so that's not solved.
Time to hear some foley work and lots of subtle surround stuff, so Fight Club fits the bill. I noticed that Edward Nortons voice in the front of the movie was much more balanced and didn't bottom out. It always seemed to boom a little. The outstanding Dust Brothers score seemed a lot more balanced as well. Over all the low end is tighter and the sound design (which is full of goodies) had a newness for me. I'm definitely hearing more of it, without high volume. This is a sign of a cleaner amp(my opinion).
Next was Hannibal. Not everyone's cup of tea, but I was in the mood for some Zimmer Score. Well mixed and lots of strings, which really test the tweets, or perhaps gives them away if there not clean. Again, a smooth report here.
Next, The Fifth Element SuperBit. Tons of sound design to test with, and like Hannibal, a DTS track. This has so much stuff to hear, especially in the music. I found new sounds tonight and I've passed this disk 15 times. Impressive.
I found myself backing down the volume on more than 1 occasion and realized that the HK has a lot more headroom for transients than my other receivers. It fooled me for a while. I'm used to lot less soft to loud distance, and this was a really nice surprise. Again, a hint at higher quality amps. There is a trade off, you can't get really loud with this little power. What's there seems well done for the money.OK, some could - not me.
I didn't whip out the 6 cables for DVDA yet. Having too much fun listening to the films. I expect an improvement after hearing the scores tonight.
Considering the price of this unit and the fact that my speakers are low to mid quality bookshelf(Studio 40s) I'm impressed with the HK. Every time I upgrade my DVD player, I realize that the imput device has way more to do with the audio than I want to believe. It's hard to go past 500-600 bucks for a DVD player..right?
I'm in the same boat as many here-trying to squeeze my way into a decent audio system for 2500 bucks. It's probably not gonna happen, but I'm having fun watching Brown roll up every few months with the next try.
I hope all of us get to own a pile of big Brystons some day.
Best
Eric