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My bedrrom is pretty big. Its an odd shape so its hard to say probably about 20 x 15 in sq ft. The bass on the 10T's is great, just be careful not to put them to close the a wall or corner. I didn't care for the sound of the 8b myself, but I love the 10T's. You might say I am a little obsessed...

I can really use some advice on this. I currently use the Morrison ELAD Pre and it sounds really great with the Pass Labs X350 and Aerial Acoustic 10T's but the system is in my bedroom and I really want a remote control for the volume as well as a sleep timer. A tuner would be nice as well...

Lee, I am very happy with the Rel Stadium III. I am not familiar with your speakers, but I can tell you a little bit about me. My 10'T's go very low so for music I have the Rel crossed over at about 50 or 60 Hz I believe wired in with thier proprietary cable to the mains. For home theatre...

Keith, I was also surprised that the RP-91 sounded better with DVD-Audio than the Marantz 8300 to me. It was more than subtle. (Atleast on the 2 discs I sampled). I did like the redbook cd performance on the Marantz though. Warren

Scott, Sorry the 8300 didn't work out for you. When I got mine home I wanted to like so bad and was very dissapointed when I didn't. I really do love the 555 though. If it makes you feel any better I thought the DVD-Audio performance on my RP-91 was much better than the 8300 as well. Keep...

Dave, I think Keith has a good suggestion. I have had the 555 for about a week and I am blown away by both its SACD and CD performance. And it was less than $600. Don't let the low price fool you. I consider the rest of my system to be pretty high-end and the sony fits right in with my...

Personally, I didn't like the 8300 for SACD either. Also the RP-91 I thought was significantly better on DVD-Audio. I posted several comments on it. If you do a search on the 8300 you will find them. THere is another thread on a swither that pricewise is in between the radio shack and the...

Aaron "will I be pleased with the SACD performance?" The only way to know is to listen for yourself. I found it useful to bring some cd's I know very well and I would suggest maybe pick up a DVD-Audio disc or 2 and a SACD disc or 2 and give it a listen. Try to hear it on the Rotel 1055 you...

Keith Thanx for the input. I actually put my order in for the Fogg switcher yesterday. It can interface seemlessly with my RDC-7 allowing me to use the remote or I can just select the input on the RDC-7 itself. No extra buttons to press and I can hide the switcher behind my DVD player so I...

Scott, Congatulations on your new purchase. I was the one who thought the 8300 sounded harsh on SACD and DVD -Audio. I was wondering how think it sounds compared to the 555 now (after having the unit for a little while). Best Wishes Warren

Thanx guys. Thats what my instinct told me, but thought it best to ask. I am guessing while in pause mode the cd is actually spinning and eventually the motor will wear out? Warren

Is it harmful to leave my new sony 555 changer on at all times? What about on pause for long periods of time? My RDC-7 pre does not have any switched inputs (or any for that matter) so my 555 does not turn on when I turn on my system. There is way to turn the unit on from the remote. Anybody...

I happenened to be in Radio Shack the other day (my nephew wanted a radio controlled car) and considered buying the R/S switchers. Since the fogg switcher will allow me to change inputs via remote conrol with macros it is a much more elegant solution. I was hoping to hear from a few people who...

I did a search for "switcher", but unfortunatley, none of the results actually describes the performance of the shawn fogg device. I figured at least a few people around have tried it. Maybe they have and like it so much that they spend all their time listening to music now instead of reading...

I just bought the Sony 555 to go along with my Panasonic RP-91 and only have 1 multi channel analog passthru on my Integra Research RDC-7. Has anyone used this switcher found here http://home.attbi.com/~shawnfogg/ ? Thanx

Keith, The difference between the 8300 and the 555, on my system, to my ears, is one the widest I have heard when comparing 2 different pieces of gear. (The 555 sounds great to me while I couldn't stand listening SACD on the 8300 for more than 20 minutes.) I have found over and over that...

I hooked up my new 555 and I listened to CD's and SACD's (2 channel for the moment) for 4 hours today and the best way to sum it up is to repeat the title of this thread "WOW". The sound is intoxicating. I was about to write off SACD altogether after owning the Marantz 8300 and demoing the...

Hey Joe, You have good taste. I have the RP-91 and expect delivery of my 555 from J & R today:) Please post your thoughts on "Hotel California". It's one of my favorites. Best Wishes Warren

I ordered the 555 from J & R today. You cound get one for a bit less than $600 including shipping. Good luck Warren

I auditioned the Marantz 8300 in my home and the Pioneer 47A in the store and didn't care for either of them. IN particular the SACD performance sounded bright and harsh to my ears. I ordered the Sony 555ES today after hearing it in a store. I thought it sounded good with both SACD and Redbook...

Hey Doug, I think the Aerials are very nuetral sounding. Many on the AVS characterize them as warm. I don't think the Aerials are a bad match. I just think the "type" of sound that the 8300 produces is not the type I enjoy. I did not buy my Aerials at Woodbridge Stereo., Although that is...

As per the salesmans recommendation, I decided to let the 8300 "burn in" . For about 36 hours I ran the 8300 set to repeat all trackes and changed the discs from cd to SACD to DVD audio. On 2 occassions, after several hours I found the machine had turned itself off. I am not sure how many hours...

Brian, I heard a demo of not yet releasd Janis Joplin stuff in Sony's demo room at the Home THeatre Expo in NYC a couple of months ago and thought it sounded fantastic. The Stones also sounded good.(unfortunately only 2 channel for the Stones). So a guess the answer is yes to the question have...

I went ahead and bought the 8300 today. When I unpacked it I noticed that the remote was a cool light goldish color with the buttons pretty nicely laid out. I connected the wires and put on the live Zeppelin tune "I can't quit you babe" from the remastered 4 disc CD set. It sounded great...

I think I am going to buy the 8300 soon. I guess the only way to know if I will really like it is to get it in my system and see/listen.

I thought this player would be very popular around here. Any ideas why there is not more excitement about this or any other "universal" machines?

I can't believe no one owns one of these yet.

ManojM, A couple of questions for you. When will that issue be out? Am I correct in infering that youa re not crazy about the video performance of the 8300? Thanx

I am very interested this piece and wanted to hear from anyone who owns it what they think. Anyone own it yet?

I checked out the Marantz 8300 yesterday at Harveys in Paramus NJ for about an hour. The front display can be turned off and the piece felt heavy and of good quality. The associated equipment was : an Approx $2800 Marantz reciever (sorry I can't recall the model #) a pair of KEf...