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Erik said I agree that for purposes of music reproduction in the home, where the conveyance of the intellectual and emotional message of the music is of more importance than aspects of the presentation, such as the venue acoustics the recording took place in, that an excellent stereo system...

Greetings All Thanks again for the kind thoughts and ideas. Yes, I have carefully measured distances for each spkr to listening position re delay times etc, and have used the ubiquitious radio shack SPL meter for calibration re using the internal test tones @ 75db. In principal, I agree...

Greetings all Thank you for your thoughts and input I too am wondering about the phase relationships etc with dual mono, i.e. creating a phantom center. I am in between a bit of a rock and a hard place, in that I have only one room at my disposal currently, to do duties for both 2...

Greetings All Thank you for your thoughts - it's appreciated. The reason I asked the question is somewhat tied in with my post re high-end processors. I have noticed and hence wondered, as to what is the most important element in the movie watching experience, as in the presence of the...

Good point Should've been more specific perhaps. Re the 'HighEnd', Naim AV2, and a Tag McLaren (can't remember which model) Arcam AVR200 (albeit whilst this fits with my premise re using OEM chipsets/ boards and tweaking the layout, is a receiver and not really 'HighEnd" IMV.) As far as...

Greetings all I'm relatively new to HT, but with a strong background in 2 channel, and am seeking some thoughts from other experienced users re setup options etc, as I ponder the integration and or separation of my 2 channel plus AV setup. I am presently running centreless, i.e. in phantom...

Greetings all In a nutshell, I'd like to hear from experienced users some opinions as to which is THE most important element in the movie viewing experience - the picture or the sound? Are we approaching things the right way, as many of us new to HT have a background in 2 channel and...

Afternoon All As a relative newbie to the world of AV, coming from the land of 2 channel and with many years experience of it behind me, I'm finding the woods a bit confusing re AV, and am seeking some answers to many nagging thoughts, both general and specific. To start off, and hopefully...

Hi Bob, Yes, it does help, and I appreciate your taking the time to write in, as I'm a bit in the dark/learning about some of the 'finer' points of HT v's 2 channel HiFi.

Hi All, Being the proud owner of a new Sony TAE/TAN combo, as I am learning to 'drive' it, I've come up against one or two questions I was Kinda hopin' some of you more experienced HT geeks out there in cyber HT'erdom might be able to help me with. The Sony has some interesting proprietary...

Hmmm, well guys I have to confess to be somewhat lost with the majority of this thread. It started out as a bit of a tit for tat exchange about the merits or otherwise, of purchasing relatively expensive, so called 'high-end' gear, with seemingly small listening/assesment periods between making...

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Hi Richard, I'm a Naim user/fan, and admit to my own biases in that I wouldn't have anything else. Having said that, I consider other equipment in that sort of league, ie Conrad Johnson, Audio Research, Krell etc to be as good from an engineering and sound point of view, but, different. FOR...

Hello All, Finding this an interesting thread to read, thought I'd add a few thoughts of my own. I'd like to make a distinction as to whether the preamp is being used for HT, or for 2channel HiFi. As Martice points out, a pre shouldn't 'add' anything, except be more neutral. I would...

Hello All, It's interesting Andy, to hear of your experiences with 2 channel re routing through the Denon, or going direct to your power amp. Personally, as I am coming from 2 channel and considering adding on HT, I don't like the idea of so called pure pass through circuits etc, as extra...

Hello All, Andrew, the vibe from this forum and the assistance and advice I've gained here have been quite something, and I'll be not only keeping you all informed, but hopefully have something to contribute on a regular basis, when I've finally got it all sorted out. :) Well, yesterday I...

Hello All, Yes, Andrew, I know just where you're coming from, as the 'lack' of DPL2, and the additional inputs for 6.1 etc are a concern, and a point against the Sony, not whithstanding that for extra $$$ one can get the TAP9000ES pre for use with SACD, and DVD-A etc. But still no DPL2, or 6.1...

Hello All, Once again a big thank you to those writing in; as I've come to realise, being a relative newcomer to HT and forums in general, it takes quite a bit of time writing up posts, being mindful of ones 'audience', checking for and making replies etc, so really appreciate the effort...

Hello All, Craig, thanks for your kind input, and most helpful suggestions. Certainly, as I mentioned, the demo was somewhat 'haphazard' as the dealer took more or less his best guess at speaker distances etc, and as to bass management I really have no clue to how it was set up, but then...

Hello All, Re the 'slow lazy' catagorisation. Flat earthers call this PRaT. That is, pace, rythnm, and timing. Martin Colloms, engineer, and well respected HiFi reviewer wrote an interesting essay on this, which can be found on the US stereophile magazine archives. In essence, the language...

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Hello All, I'm a recent 'newbie' to the forum, but enjoying it greatly, although I fear my enthusiasm is reflected in some rather lengthy posts, but hey, I'm excited about all this!, especially putting a HT together, albeit in small steps :) From ny own thoughts, and reflecting upon the...

Hello All, Sorry to be tardy in replying Craig, spot of the old Windoze problems.

Hello All, Well it sounds as if I might be on the right track with things, especially re integrating HT with existing 2 channel. And that others experiences echo my own re the center channel speaker. I think it improves dialogue slightly compared to just left and right spkrs only, but mainly...

Hello All, Thanks so much everyone for responding thus far; I'm a bit of a newbie to both HT, and the forums as well (goes with my recent, but rapidly burgeoning computer skills ;) ) and thought it might seem a bit of an oddball topic, but really great to be hearing others views and...

Hello All, Hope I've not upset anybody with my subject, as I realise many have a very substantial investment in their HT equipment, and as someone who has a not too disrespectful 2 channel system, I can understand, and respect others investments in the HT arena. However, as a 'newbie' to...

Hello again all, Charles, just a note to clarify the Naim wiring. The preamp uses BNC's for the phonos, and all other inputs use a special high quality DIN style plug, with a special locking collar. The preamp power supply, and the power amp, also use this type of DIN connection. The AC mains...

Hello All, Interesting to hear that Sansui are still around in some form or other. But it's a funny one, this 'closed set business' as I mentioned. Maybe I'm getting a little off topic, but personally I think in most case's I still just would more or less automatically go for English, or...