Posts by Jeff Aguilar

You are going to be hard pressed to find a pre-processor under $1,000.  The Emotiva is $699, but then after that you will be looking over $1000.  The Onkyo 885 for just over your budget.  The 5507 is pushing...

You have been given some really good advice in this thread.I have a UMC-1 and have been quite pleased with it.  I have had both receivers and pre-processors in my set up and in my system the pre-processors have made a big...

I agree with Frank.  I would concentrate on the front 3 speakers and just keep the KLH for surrounds.  I started with the KLH speakers and then bought the Take 5 system.  The Energy speakers are a big improvement from the...

I had the last generation of C-2's in my system.  They were my mains and I upgraded to the Veritas Center channel.  The Veritas is a much cleaner sounding speaker than the eXL line.  You wouldn't know the difference...

I have seen the entire first season of Merlin, and I think that it is a GREAT show! It does remind me of the Smallville show. I am looking forward to the second season. I am glad that NBC picked it up. Jeff Aguilar

The PS3 decodes the new formats and outputs them LPCM. To do that it needs to go through the HDMI cord. If you send it out through the optical cable it down converts it. There is a really good faq on another forum for the PS3 and how...

The reason I do not use the amps in the Marantz is because I have a 7 channel amp. The Marantz is replacing the Outlaw 950. I wanted to get another prepro and have been waiting for the Emotiva, but got tired of waiting so I pulled the...

I ended up with the Marantz 5003. That fits under the amount that you are looking for. For me, what was important was having pre outputs so that I could connect an external amp. Like Gene said, no receiver is going to do...

I put the 5003 into my setup a couple of weeks ago! I am using it as a preamp so I have not listened to as just a receiver. It is replacing an Outlaw 950 which replaced a Yamaha 992. It sounds better than my 950 did. It has a...

I too have to agree with Ron on this one. This movie seems to get the most 'play' time when any of my kid's friends come over. I wonder when they are going to get sick of seeing this movie. The 3-D presentation is fantastic. We...