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    The Addition of Subwoofers for audio playback...

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    I am still a little confused by the addition of a Subwoofer(or two subwoofers) as they pertain to playback of audio. In conversation, some people have said they would NOT add a sub for music, and some folks add two(left right)... is this a personal preference or is this a setup issue in making sure that the subs do not over power the main l/r klipsch speakers.

    I was thinking about adding a pair of 10" subs to add some low end on my heresey fronts, but if its a waste of money for audio then I will forgo that addition

    thanks

    Looking to upgrade receivers can you guys guide me?

    in Home Theater

    Posted

    Think about a Onkyo sr806 in that price range. 130WPC and pre outs. I have been completely happy with mine. very very quite opperation.I got mine NEW from amazon for about 625 shipped. I wanted the nr906 with netwrok capabilites, but the extra price wasnt affordable at the time. Make sure you get the"S" version if you do opt for the onkyo

    Technical Specifications

    • Power Output: 130 W/Channel (8 ohms, 1 kHz)
    • THX Certified: THX Ultra2 Plus™
    • Amplifier Frequency Response: 5Hz-100kHz
    • S/N Ratio (LINE IN): 106dB
    • HDMI video up-conversion with DCDi Cinema technology
    • Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding
    • DTS Decoder: DTS-HD Master Audio
    • Music Optimizer: Yes
    • Audyssey Dynamic EQ: Yes
    • Faroudja DCDi Edge™
    • 192K/24 Bit DACs: Yes
    • Multi-Band Speaker EQ: 5 Band
    • Audio I/O: 8/2
    • Digital Audio IN (OPT/COAX): 3/3
    • Composite I/O: 5/1
    • S-Video I/O: 5/1
    • Front-Panel Optical: Yes
    • Component Video / Bandwidth: 2/1/50MHz
    • HDMI V1.3a repeater:: 5in/1out, 1080p compatible
    • 480i to 480p Processing: DCDi Cinema
    • 1080i Upscaling: DCDi Cinema
    • 1080p Upscaling: DCDi Cinema
    • Powered Zone2: Yes
    • Zone 2 Line Out: Yes
    • iPod Ready: DS-A2x, DS-A2, DS-A1
    • Auto Speaker Calibration W/Mic: Audyssey Multi EQ

    Searching Remastered SACD and DVD-A recordings

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    I see... I understand supply and demand and the consumer/market doesn't always choose the best solution.

    Frankly, no format is the best format... either streaming or download with no hard copy save for whats on your HardDrive. best get use to that, because that's where we're going for everything including TV, movies and music. the few high Def downloads I have bought are pretty good, but I still like a hard copy... for now anyway

    Is SACD technology redundant for two-speaker-systems?

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    Yes you can play CD's on SACD player... they are actually DVD players.

    Check out the onkyo sp506 dvd player. It samples 24bit @192hz and has three Burr-Brown DACs, and wil play most all your favorite formats... $215 shipped on B&H. I wont be using the dvd myself. I would even be getting this unit if someone could confirm playback specifications on the ps, but no one can so.

    Downsampling is the process of reducing the rate at which something is sampled. eg 2.8mhz is more than three times the rate of 44khz,which is where most player reside.

    The bit depth is also broken down into more pieces on sacd/dvda so in total you are looking at a technology that has more resolution... more bit depth and at a higher rate.

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    Think of it as an X and Y axis...

    If bit depth is Y, on a CD this vector is broken down into 16 pieces...on SACD it is broken down into 32 pieces or bits..

    The X axis is the rate at which an object is moving along or being sampled... CD will move along at 44hz... SACD will move along ar 2.8mhz

    So you can see that each individual picture being taken at any single instant during music sampling has much more resolution

    Is SACD technology redundant for two-speaker-systems?

    in Technical/Restorations

    Posted

    I found out the PS3 plays sacd's fine... but no one can still tell me for sure if they are being down sampled. I am pretty sure they are and despite sounding much better than regular cd's(a/b'ed the), I still want more. On to a dedicated player for me.

    I think many are not realizing that sacd's and dvda's will play on many players already out in the market... but that signal is being down sampled, that defeats the purpose IMHO.

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