Patrick Williams
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- Oct 8, 1998
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I think the THX certification is Ultra, Not Ultra2.
is there anything better for audio/HT than the SP1.7 with an ICBM to manage the bass on the 5.1 inputs?
I don't know if these are better, but here are the others I've been looking at in the same price range. Integra Research RDC-7 (rejected because of inadequate bass management) http://www.integraresearch.com/products.cfm?id=1, Cinepro DTC-10 Link Removed, Cary Audio Cinema P-7 http://www.caryaudio.com/ccdp7.html Aragon Stage One http://www.klipsch.com/mondial/index...=y&id=&line=&1 The Tag McLaren AV192R Link Removed is certainly a contender but it won't be available until late this year and its cost is still unknown. However, the AV32R is worth looking at because it can be upgraded to an AV192R. All of these are so new (except for the AV32R & RDC-7) there haven't been any reviews yet. I suspect that in order to get something that is overall better than the SP-1.7, you'd have to spend substantially more and get something like a Lexicon MC-12 or a Meridian 561.
If you had only one digital source, say a CD player, wouldn't a Y-splitter work? I can't imagine a Y-splitter degrading a digital signal.
This is a 75ohm interface. Splitting it with a passive splitter is a bad idea. There are buffer devices that will accomplish this while maintaining the 75 ohm impedance and signal level...
brucek