Ron Boster
Screenwriter
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I didn't start this post, knowing you would want to read my review of a processor that's been out for awhile....but to just give the forum my perspective as an average owner of good quality electronics, but nothing that anyone would classify as "high-end." Below is a list of what I own:
Mits RPTV WS-55805
Sony 7700 (modified by MSB Tech with their progrssive board)
RCA DTC-100
Pioneer LD player
Martanz MA-700 monoblock amps (7)
Richard Gray Power Company 400's (4)
Atlantic Technology 350 series speakers
Atlantic Tech. 257's for center rears
SVsubwoofer (2)
Extron VGA switcher
Bettercables (all throughout the system)
All are items that I have researched and love each one. The one item that was missing was a digital processor. I had been using my former Denon 5700 and most recently a Technics 500 (until I could decide on a product)
I, like everyone have been waiting for the outlaw 950. During this time, I read many posts here and at the AVS forum about the Lexicon units and Logic 7 (thanks Randy G). This feature was what I was looking for......center rears (as in both right and left) with stereo. With the added benefit of being in a market when the former flagship (MC-1) was available for one third of the list price of $6,000 through the (preowned) trade-in program for the MC-12.
What did the Lex do for my HT sound system? I saw numerous improvements (I used soundtracks that I used many times to demo for others...so I knew what I was listening to for the sake of comparison):
1) Better detail. This was very evident in the surrounds. The rears showed get detail during Saving Pri. Ryan.
2) True panning effects stood out....both in acuracy and richness of sound. The Episode One soundtrack was amazing. The over all perspective of being in the middle of all the action was more intense than before.
3) More bass than I could ever want....I still trying to bring the bass down a notch (too much for my wife).
4) A more fuller soundstage is created. I was always happy with the Denon's front sound stage...but the Lex created a rich fuller sound and better accuracy in right and left detail...no bleeding from the center. But the most improvement came in the rear soundstage. In the fact, that now I have one! As I said in the above comments, I feel like I'm directly in the middle of the action (when the soundtrack dictates).
Bottomline: Am I happy with this high end unit at $2,000, you bet!!! Would I have paid $6,000...not on god's green earth. 1) I don't want to spend that kind of money for my HT gear (unless it's a FPTV
). 2) I'd have to upgrade my speakers and treat my room to really take full advantage of what the Lexicon can do.
Again, this is not a vanity post. It's just I have always wondered (and I thought some of you might too) what a high end upgrade might do for my system and would I get the best bang for the buck (thanks SVS & Bettercables). The answer is not at the MSRP price.
Take Care,
Ron Boster
[Edited last by Ron Boster on November 17, 2001 at 01:50 PM]
Mits RPTV WS-55805
Sony 7700 (modified by MSB Tech with their progrssive board)
RCA DTC-100
Pioneer LD player
Martanz MA-700 monoblock amps (7)
Richard Gray Power Company 400's (4)
Atlantic Technology 350 series speakers
Atlantic Tech. 257's for center rears
SVsubwoofer (2)
Extron VGA switcher
Bettercables (all throughout the system)
All are items that I have researched and love each one. The one item that was missing was a digital processor. I had been using my former Denon 5700 and most recently a Technics 500 (until I could decide on a product)
I, like everyone have been waiting for the outlaw 950. During this time, I read many posts here and at the AVS forum about the Lexicon units and Logic 7 (thanks Randy G). This feature was what I was looking for......center rears (as in both right and left) with stereo. With the added benefit of being in a market when the former flagship (MC-1) was available for one third of the list price of $6,000 through the (preowned) trade-in program for the MC-12.
What did the Lex do for my HT sound system? I saw numerous improvements (I used soundtracks that I used many times to demo for others...so I knew what I was listening to for the sake of comparison):
1) Better detail. This was very evident in the surrounds. The rears showed get detail during Saving Pri. Ryan.
2) True panning effects stood out....both in acuracy and richness of sound. The Episode One soundtrack was amazing. The over all perspective of being in the middle of all the action was more intense than before.
3) More bass than I could ever want....I still trying to bring the bass down a notch (too much for my wife).
4) A more fuller soundstage is created. I was always happy with the Denon's front sound stage...but the Lex created a rich fuller sound and better accuracy in right and left detail...no bleeding from the center. But the most improvement came in the rear soundstage. In the fact, that now I have one! As I said in the above comments, I feel like I'm directly in the middle of the action (when the soundtrack dictates).
Bottomline: Am I happy with this high end unit at $2,000, you bet!!! Would I have paid $6,000...not on god's green earth. 1) I don't want to spend that kind of money for my HT gear (unless it's a FPTV
Again, this is not a vanity post. It's just I have always wondered (and I thought some of you might too) what a high end upgrade might do for my system and would I get the best bang for the buck (thanks SVS & Bettercables). The answer is not at the MSRP price.
Take Care,
Ron Boster
[Edited last by Ron Boster on November 17, 2001 at 01:50 PM]
