[quote user="tubes-n-horns"] [quote user="Garyrc"] Yes, that's correct. We would have had the mains on the long wall, and sloped the ceiling the other way, but that would have required much more of a stuctural change to the house and we would not have been able to back up far enough, so we were afraid that -- even with a Belle Klipsch center -- the sound stage would have been so wide (in degrees from listener position) that there would have been holes in the image between

What kind of high def "version" are we talking about? Something like a FLAC file played through a media player like JRiver on a PC? If thats the case then those kind of media player products usually have some sort of spectrum analyzer built-in. Some recievers and other processors also can be used as one or have a spectrum analyzer. It will give you a general idea of where the bass hump is at. It's usually not as low as most people think. After that you can use some kind of parametric

[quote user="Boomzilla"] "Bass reflex boxes" are too diverse to be thrown into a single category, IMHO. I've heard ported boxes (some with just ports, others with passive radiators in place of ports) NONE of which sounded like the Cornwalls. Because some of the other vented boxes that I've used in my room DID provide taut and pitch-accurate bass, I think that one of two things may be preventing the Cornwalls from doing so as well: Either the design is optimized for high

[quote user="prerich"] In J.River - do you have it set to bitstream in the audio section? You have to set it to bitstream in order to hear the HDMI audio. Also make sure your AMD HDMI audio driver is the latest one. I my HTPC as a prepro in my system and I do all of my processing through J. River. I've used the HDMI out to a receiver before, but now I've configured my HTPC to be not only the sole source - but the enitre brains of my current system. Get back with me and maybe I can

[quote user="Garyrc"] I don't know there is an optimum size .... in fact I'm pretty sure there is not. [/quote] Indeed there is not an optimum "size" . From my experience people often confuse "size" and proportions . Yes, there is some minimum "size" that would be necessary for a speaker system like a Klipschorn, based on personal preferences and "tolerance" of what is adequate for you such as the distance required for the sound from all the

Well, I've gone through every possible comination of setup and configuration. I even tried connecting my HDTVs to the laptop via HDMI and everything was able to be found and seen by Windows 8, except for one HDTV that was manufactured in 2009. Everything else was able to pass the audio signal from the NAD C390 to the recieving device. With HDMI the NAD shows up as AMD High Definition Audio Device on the laptop. All the other recieving devices show the manufacturer and model of the reciever. The

I agree with Quiet H The Pioneer Elite SC-63 have D3 digital amplification/completely digital domain throughput. From my experience with a NAD C390DD direct digital amplifer as well as many pro amps, using a "pro" amp will be a waste of time. I don't yet know if the SC-63 is in the same league as the C390 (probably not as there are some important technical differences) but I'm planning on getting a SC-63 (or 65, 67, or 68) for a home theater upgrade. I've had some pretty top

[quote user="Marvel"] [quote user="Garyrc"] [quote user="artto"] ... every recording has its own natural playback level ... I’ve even gotten to the point where I put a little sticker on the recording and write down the gain level so I can just dial it in to the appropriate level before hitting the play button. So yes, some, many (all?) recordings can sound dull until the gain is set at the level they sound best. And yes, I find there is a very wide range in that

[quote user="Cask05"] [quote user="artto"]...The reason is that many (most?) classical recordings are made using mutli-mic/multi-track techniques. If you think multi-track pop/rock recordings can be bad..........These can range from the famous "Decca Tree" which used a spaced array of at least 3 micrphones (no fixed distances specified) which was hung or placed well above the conductor, or even the orchestra, to extreme multi-mic techniques where microphones might be

[quote user="mdeneen"] In short, they don't care about you. You are not their interest. You might do better "hobby wise" to find small craft producers who are recording non-commerical artists and support them by buying their tapes and local pressed LPs and digital releases. [/quote] (shameless plug) Yeah, like me. http://gewchorale.org/ BTW, we have a spring concert All That Jazz this Friday and Saturday featuring local jazz group The Groove Merchants. I have four free tickets