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Lévesque, thanks for the update!! While not everyone is thrilled to hear this news, I for one am psyched to learn of these upgrades! WOW, Nick/Frank and everyone at SF are really about customer satisfaction. Alan

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John, I no longer have a S2300, but when calibrating BM I had no test tone either for the sub. Search through the manual, somewhere is says no test tone for the sub. Alan

Keith, I'm in the same boat. Skeptical about the claim, but not enough knowledge (not inferring about your knowledge) to have a solid opinion. Still very curious why he would take money out of his own pocket if he didn't really believe what he was saying about the upcoming "IT" in universal...

a lead balloon. When I visited my local high-end shop the other night I planned on pre-ordering the Denon 2900. The sales rep (someone I have dealt with for years) asked why the upgrade and I told him in large part it was to have a progressive DVD player in advance of the HDTV I will be...

Bump Does anyone (John thanks for the response) have any real knowledge of whether using a progressive DVD player is a mute point with a good/high quality HDTV monitor. If what my sales rep said the whole conversation of which player does or doesn't have progressive is irrelevant. Alan

Not to stir the pot, BUT I have been wanting to bring this up and this seems to be a very relevant thread. When I visited my local high-end shop the other night I planned on pre-ordering the Denon 2900. The sales rep (someone I have dealt with for years) asked why the upgrade and I told him...

Jeff, I didn't search the thread to see how your DVD Player is hooked up, but if you have multichannel (6-ch analogue) hooked up and your DVD player decodes either DD5.1 or DTS try playing a DVD through the 6-ch analogue inputs instead of letting the AVM20 do the decoding. This should give...

Gary, I own a Toshiba 3109(older unit) and you might have to go into the setup menu and select the output to Bitstream. Also, check the receivers input configuration and make sure the Toslink selection is made and not the Coaxial digital or analogue. Lastly, if all else fails, check the...

Mine is supposed to arrive Feb. 15! Anxious to compare the CD, DVD-A & SACD! Alan

Another conformation on the "wobble". I have a Mits RPTV and have noticed this slight wobble, which does get marginally worse when zone 2 is on. Has not been a distraction to me as I have the OSD turning off within seconds. I do output all video through the AVM20 via SVideo cable. Alan

Brian, If I remember correctly, the review from The Absolute Sound (available for $3 from the above link) had both the Nordost Blue Heaven & the Kimber Heroes' neck & neck. I went with the Kimbers because I couldn't seem to be the winner bidder for the BH on Audiogon. Lame reason, but I...

Brian, I meant to point out some differences with the cables I mentioned, but ran short on time. I totally agree with what you heard on the XLO, good clean extended bass but could get a little fatiguing & "bright". Have you had any experience with the Analysis Plus? I have found them to be...

Chris, Owning JM Lab speakers (inverted titanium dome tweeters) I have had to guard against a "bright" setup myself. A few of the interconnects I have used are XLO Reference Type 2, Analysis Plus Copper Oval, Harmonic Tech ProSilways II and currently Kimber Heros. I have purchased all of...

Charles, I had a reply started 6 hours ago to Miguel on "Redbook", then work happened again:thumbsdown: ! Thanks for getting him a quicker response. Also, thanks for posting the links. I just can't seem to get the hang of inserting hyper links on this thread (doh!). The TNT article is the...

Charles, I ordered the 2300 from a local mid-fi shop, they are supposed to let me know Monday how long it will take. I know what you mean about the snob factor with high end shops. Even though we're a decent size metro area, we're VERY limited on high end shops. Especially ones that don't...

Mark, Charles & Mike, Thanks for the feedback! Wow, 3 for 3 on using the AVM20 processing! That's quite an endorsement. That's also quite a variety of source components too. All components you three listed have been rated quite well:emoji_thumbsup: ! As a follow-up, do any of you use a...

This is not a poll: Curious, how many AVM20 owners have at least one of the high resolution audio formats (SACD or DVD-Audio)? Second, of those, how many are using analogue direct and how many using the AVM20 DSP? I'm getting really close and would like opinions on the 6-ch performance...

Michael, I forgot about the power down. I'm sure you're right. Alan

Charles, Thanks, I've been snooping around there and some other places. I sort of have a sense of the "Anthem Club" posters on this thread now and valued maybe hearing from within. You're right, probably better left in another forum:) . Alan

Pro & Michael, Maybe a silly questions, but here goes. Is there any possibility of the "error/bug" occurring in the DVD player which has "active" output connections on two analogue connections. Kinda a quasi-feedback thing (real technical, huh:) ):confused: . Alan

Wayne, Yep! I think something is getting by me here. Doesn't utilizing analogue DSP remove the need for ICBM? Or, are you simply stating the 6-Ch S/E (whether DVD-A or SACD) have full functions of time alignment, DSP processing choices, etc.? Forgive me, it's been a really long day! Alan...

Mike, I know this says what digital processing will do, but the way I read this is while utilizing the analogue pass-thru capabilities none of the above occur. Do you read the same? Alan

Wayne & Michael, When I spoke with Nick in regards to the BM issue, I asked him about using an external crossover, i.e. Outlaw ICBM. Nick was definitely not keen on the idea of analogue external crossovers due mainly to phase and timing issues. Wish I knew enough to explain this further, but...

Michael, I don't think there will be any new information or updates for another 30-45 days. Alan

Michael, The AVM20's full potential is yet to be seen!:D Alan

Michael, As you said, As I'm sure you are aware, this effectively puts the AVM20 in digital domain (THX processing of the 6 channel input). Therefore, it IS similar to my situation which only occurred when utilizing digital input or digital processing. Hopefully this is a one time...

Michael, I took this statement to mean Pro encountered the problem prior to v2.08a upgrade. Pro, can you clear this up? Were you running v2.08a or an earlier version when you encountered the volume boost? Obviously, if you were running v2.08a, then it's not likely to be a software issue...

Pro, Do be cautious about duplicating the volume burst, when it happened to me I about had a heart attack:frowning: ! It's most likely that the upgrade you completed to v2.08a solved the issue. My unit is a very early build of the new board/software, mid-late September. I ran v2.0 until just...

Pro, What version software are you running? If you have answered this already, sorry for asking again. I had the exact same thing happen to me on the first AVM20 I brought home (post #'s 649,654 & 688 for more detail). The main bug for me was a popping from digital sources, however I also...