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I am considering the new Panasonic F85 5-disc DVD changer, specifically for its DVD-Audio abilities. As this will be used >90% for DVD-Audio as opposed to DVD-video, the quality of the Audio is important to me. I understand that this unit uses a Burr-Brown PCM1604(k) DAC, which is a good DAC...

The following tricks are for the Sony STR-DA4ES, STR-DA7ES, and STR-VA333ES. The receiver must be turned off before starting each one (unless noted): Demonstration mode: Hold Setup and press Power (button labelled "I/O"). Note: this also resets all of your settings just like a memory reset...

I am about to embark on an ambitious project to convert my 3-way towers into actively tri-amped self-powered beasts. I will build an electronic crossover (4th order, 24dB/oct Linkwitz-Riley allignment of course!) and three amps for each cabinet. All of the electronics will be attached to a large...

I'd like to know what people here think of turning off the center channel for DD and/or dts 5.1 (or '6.1') soundtracks. Decoders for either one will adapt to this speaker arrangement by mixing the center channel information into the left and right speakers (actually, my receiver does this in the...

I have had the 4ES for a few days now and I thought that I would share some of my impressions, as a follow-up to my previous thread comparing the virtues of the 4ES and 5ES receivers. I will not try to go into the gory details of its sound quality, because I haven't had it long enough to make...

As I am considering buying a new receiver, I have been examining both of these models closely, and I thought that I would share my findings as well as ask for any other people's opinions. Note that although the 5ES is discontinued in the U.S., it is still very much a currently available product...

Has anyone used a 2-way remote with the new Sony STR-DA4ES receiver? It has 2-way capability, but comes with a one-way remote (in the U.S. and Canada anyway). I have a RM-TP504, which is the touchscreen remote that came with the STR-DA555ES and is the last of the Sony touchscreens until the...

I was just reading the description of the 4ES at Oade Brothers, and it mentions "Analog Bass Management". Am I to assume that this means that it will do bass management on the analog 5.1/7.1 inputs (without digitizing the signal)? This is exactly what is needed for DVD-Audio and SACD! My SACD...