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I have just been experimenting with height speakers, so no expert either! All I will say is, in a perfect world, dedicated cinema room / starting from scratch, anything is possible and getting close to perfection is highly likely / probable. In many situations however, that luxury does not exist...

Mono amps for each of the fronts, avr driving the rears. That is what I of course do. The initial issue was the movie automatically plays the 7.1 version. It is the only disc I have that has two DTS HD Master soundtracks 5.1 and 7.1. If discs have two English soundtracks they are DTHD and DTS...

There are a couple of DTS HD Master versions (5.1 (soundtrack 2), and 7.1 (soundtrack 1)) on my copy. The disc automatically plays the 7.1 version, but I don’t have a 7.1 speaker set up (I don’t actually have a 5.1 either - don’t use a sub just for the record) and I find there is a distinct...

Let me start by saying I know / understand little about hooking up computers to home cinema. I only get 6.5mb download speeds, so there is little or no point in trying to stream films or music come to that, for me. I am an old school traditionalist, I have a tv that receives conventional tv...

You mention about the receiver not handling 4K, but that may not be a problem….. My previous Marantz receiver did not pass 4K either. My blu-ray player however had dual HDMI outputs, I used one output to send the 4K picture to the TV, the other to send the sound to the receiver. Another option...

Rooms like this always make me smile........ and turn green with envy :D Nice one!

Just took a quick look at the 665 manual, you already have pre-outs on that receiver. Yamaha is pretty good kit and I am not sure you would be gaining much by changing it at this stage (others may have a different opinion). I helped a friend with a RX-V473 around a year or so ago, it actually...

I wondered about that too - I felt it was a bit strange to be honest. Couldn't really see why the 2800 would have (some?) better quality components that the 970. It would be interesting to see inside! I have had receivers with Audyssey Multi EQ XT and XT32. I do find XT32 to be the better of the...

I have both a Panasonic player and tv. I have never tried connecting a usb device to the player, but I have one connected to the tv permanently. Looking at the USB details, both tv and player connections are rated the same: 5v 900ma. I use a 2TB Seagate Expansion+ Portable Drive with the tv and...

I don't have either of these, so not an expert on either model (but I do have a Denon AVR and am very happy with it). Searching a little I found a comparison list indicating the 2800 has advantages over the 970, the 970 doesn't appear to have any advantages over the 2800 (assuming the list is of...

I have been into HT for relatively little time, compared to most here, but also had the same curiosity for a good many years (including during my much longer involvement in HiFi). John's comments are really "on the ball", but perhaps I can just give some real world info that I have just...

Indeed. No substitute for having generous power on tap! Something we all learn (have learned) over time. With regard to the original and some other posts, I thought a recent exerience may help with some understanding: I recently purchased an old(ish) Yamaha Professional amp to drive my Yamaha...

Very much a journey! A most fascinating and enjoyable one too. And still learning! :biggrin:

Good news, the probes arrived and the bias was found to be quite a way out on both channels: 7.9 mV (L) and 4.9 mV (R). Bias was adjusted and set at the recommended 15mV after 30 minutes. I also checked for DC voltage at the speaker terminals and both channels read around 0.5 mV. Re-checked a...

Just to give an update. Unfortunately a noise reappeared through the centre. Not convinced it sounds exactly the same as before, but certainly noticable from a distance, doesn't change with volume, and unfortunately intermittant. The amp was removed from the HT system, switched into stereo mode...

It brings a smile to my face, heaven knows what it does for yours :) Impressed!

Just came across your post and, being as no-one has replied, I thought I would give you at least some feedback. So many unknowns in your list makes it difficult to offer specifics, but one thing I have learnt and would recommend is, get a receiver with pre-amp outputs to allow the use of...

I have a couple of Celestron scopes, a C5 and a C9.25 used on a CG-5 mount. Unfortunately, not used much of late. I was just getting interested in taking pictures and bought the Celestron NexImage 5 plus a laptop to start doing some astro work, but my situation changed and I got rather busy. I...

The Planar 3 is a very capable tt. No mention of arm or cartridge being used, but the deck itself certainly warrants good ancillaries. Alot of sense in your comments _Man_ Very difficult to know anyones expectations, but IF the inbuilt phono stage doesn't really tick the box, there is always...

The nature of the beast dictates, as far as I am concerned, it is very difficult to know how any combination of kit will work together. I have long since adopted a "try it and see" approach and let my ears be the judge. In the "olden days", it was easy to pop into a store and listen, even take...

My very first amp was SS and, if I am honest, I can't recall ever thinking the sound changed after switch on. My second amp(s) were valve, that certainly changed the situation. Could be a psychological reason, I guess, why I now believe there are also differences with SS. (I try to keep an open...

That may explain it, my internet connection comes in at a massive 6.5 mbps. HaHa It might be funny if it wasn't true.

OMG! Beginning to feel like the odd one out here :rolling-smiley:

Definitely differences, not least the voltage. I have been to the States, but dont really know what they do with their plugs / wiring. Here we have "3 pin plugs", three rectangular pins that will only fit one way in a socket. Standardised wiring, brown = live, blue = neutral and yellow/green =...

I have had cases of hum with my HiFi, in particular in connection with the cartridge step up transformer. That really was a hum, but this sounded different, certainly a higher note, hence describing it as hiss. There is just one other thing in the back of my mind. At times when changing...

I think I mentioned in my new member post something about can't teach old dogs new tricks? I have never felt the need for huge amounts of power with my HiFi. My modest 50 watt monos have always proven to be more than capable for my requirements. I seem to be appreciating the benefits of more...

Cause found? It’s quite a pain in the butt getting to the cables at the rear of my rack. There is no access from the sides, simply no free space. When I installed the rack, the mains and speaker cables went in first (everything nice an orderly) then I started adding the equipment and...

Thank you Dave! Checking out those links has certainly blown away one thing I thought I knew (3dB = doubling of loudness). Not being a very technically minded person, I try to understand technical concepts, but often, especially these days, a lot tends to go over my head. Just trying to think...

It is irrelevant what the volume control does, the noise remains constant. However, it isn’t as bad now as when I first installed the Parasound in bridge mode. Tried two cables, XLO and Atlas Hyper Asymmetric. XLO still the worst. The Mark Grant remains silent. Pretty sure the cause has to be...

I didn't adjust the volume at the time John. I'll check and confirm.