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  1. Ferran Mazzanti

    receiver or DVD DACS?

    Hi everybody, I have a question but I'm not sure this is the right forum to post. Anyway here it goes. I have a Marantz receiver, a 6200, and a Marantz DVD player, the 4100OSE. I bought this DVD because the dealer I work with told me it has great DACS and it is very good for music. I can...
  2. Ferran Mazzanti

    Puccini 2 channel amp opinions

    Hi folks, just wanted to know your opinion about the following. I recently purchased new speakers (PMC TB2) which I have connected to my Marantz SR6200 receiver. i use that for music and HT, let's say 60% music and 40% HT. Speakers are still breaking-in and sound better everyday, but now I'm...
  3. Ferran Mazzanti

    How good is a receiver for stereo music?

    Hi folks, just a question for you experienced guys. I have a Marantz SR6200 receiver and I'm happy with it. Last saturday I went to the shop and purchased a couple of PMC TB2 speakers, which sounded astonishingly good to my ear. Perfect sound stage, very detailed music etc etc... Then I brought...
  4. Ferran Mazzanti

    Opinions on PMC TB2 monitor speakers

    Hi everybody, just wanted to say that in the end, I broke my safe and bought a couple of new front speakers for my music/HT system. These are the PMC TB2 which really sounded astonishing at the store. I brought them at home last saturday and have used them for three or four hours per day with...
  5. Ferran Mazzanti

    SPL meter?

    Hi, O would like to calibrate the speaker levels of my HT system properly. I know the best way to do so is with a sound meter, and people here claim you can easily get one for 30$ or so... Well that's in the States. I live in Europe (Spain) and when asked in two or three stores, they want me o...
  6. Ferran Mazzanti

    Center channel good for music?

    Hi, just a simple qustion from a newbie that gets surprised. I recently purchased a new center channel for my HT equipment. The old one was too small and could not really match my fronts smoothly. SO I went to the local dealer, auditioned several ones, and ended buying an Acoustic Energy Evo...
  7. Ferran Mazzanti

    Acoustic energy Aegis evo, good one?

    Hi, I'm in the process of upgrading my HT speaker system, and am currently looking for a new center channel. Up to now I've been running a Mordaunt Short 304 center, which is pretty small and fits nicely on top on my TV. However, few months ago I moved to a new home, and since then I think it...
  8. Ferran Mazzanti

    Central speaker?

    Hi, I try to set up my 5.1 surround system after moving to a new house. I actually have a Marantz SR6200 and a Marantz DV4100OSE dvd player, connected to Vieta fronts, Mordaunt Short 304 central and Eltax cinemax surround speakers. But if I tell you the trouth, I'd like to change all of them...
  9. Ferran Mazzanti

    Marantz 4200 SVCD compatible?

    Hi, I'm about to buy a Marantz 4200 DVD player but was wondering if it can display SVCD movies properly. I know it is not in the specifications, but anyway, I've seen *tons* of DVD players that can deal with SVCD although it's not writen in the specs. Does anybody know anything about it...
  10. Ferran Mazzanti

    How often do you upgrade?

    Hi guys, 6 months ago I purchased a nice Marantz SR6200 receiver. It has lots of nice features like Circle Surround and DTS and I'm pretty happy with the way it sounds. However, I've seen Marantz is going to release a new line of receivers soon. This, together with the tons of posts I read...
  11. Ferran Mazzanti

    Opinions about Mourdant-Short

    Hi everybody, I need to change my central speaker, so I went to my local dealer and asked about several models. The guy there, who has allways given me nice advices, told me that one very nice piece for the money is the Mourdant-Short MS304C. I demoed it at the shop and it sounded good to me...
  12. Ferran Mazzanti

    background hiss...

    Dear friends, after many days of reading posts in this forums and trying to understand things, I've come to the conclussion that the best thing is to ask directly to all you gurus of HT ;) Once again, this is related to the background hiss my receiver produces on the analog channels when...
  13. Ferran Mazzanti

    Buzz in TV connection to my SR6200

    Hello everybody, well you know I bought an SR6200 recently. It works pretty well, although it suffers from hissing in the anaog inputs at very high volume (+5db to +15 max) and had a problem with the COAX digital that turned out to be a problem of the cable itself. It also has the 0.3 secs...
  14. Ferran Mazzanti

    noise in analog channels of an SR6200

    Hello everybody, first of all, let me introduce myself to this forum, since this is my first post. First post yes, but not first read since I've been following many of the threads you guys have been discussing around. Lot's of info for the neophite like me, who'e starting in this fascinating...
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