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Chris, you have me smiling! With that excellent technological, physical/practical, and spiritual argument. When I "slip these mortal coils", the music will be ever so much grander, true "surround", and eternal.
Until then, I will enjoy the wonderful sounds of the present!
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Robert, and others,
A question, please: any idea how long CDs/DVDs are likely to be around as a current and supported medium? I ask because I am a bit "thrifty/Scottish", and I prefer not to have such wonderful music be likely to be "outmoded" in the next decade or so (am almost 73, ha ha).
Oh, and the Concierto de Aranjuez is my absolute favorite of all classical music--well, next to The Messiah! The performance I consider the pinnacle of the Concierto is by John Williams on the guitar, and Eugene Ormandy conducting the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. Absolute perfection!!!
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chase, I think you made a good choice w/ the Denon. FYI, I am waiting on my 4400 to arrive next week, to replace my X3400H.
Maybe you will find this link of value . . . https://www.zkelectronics.com/compare/Denon-AVR-X4400H/U.S.A./Marantz-SR7011/U.S.A./
ENJOY!
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On 4/17/2018 at 10:47 AM, wvu80 said:
For your mom? Wow, that's pretty nice.
I hope your mom appreciates the great gift and bakes you some cookies or something.
I also have the CF-4's (modded) and a Reference 15 with a 500 watt plate amp. This combination turns the CF-4 effectively into a 3-way system and is the best 2.1 sound combo I have ever heard for the kind of music I like to listen to. (jazz, and brass)
I have never heard either the KV-3 or the KLF-C7. Everything I've read indicates the sound is outstanding for both, so you really can't go wrong.
I think for ultra high-performance and louder listening I would get the KV-3. For lower and medium listening levels I would get the C-7. Since this is for your mom, get the KLF-C7.
Klipsch--seems to bring out the best in people!
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On 1/7/2018 at 5:13 PM, mjvolks said:
I am building a house and the builder is installing 5 CDT-3650 II speakers & R-8SQ for a 5.1 channel surround sound (no choices there). I am looking to buy a receiver to work well with these speakers and provide the appropriate amount of power and read up on the topic, but wanted to confirm my findings. Would these speakers work well with a Denon AVRS530BT?
Hi, mj,
Have an idea that may appeal. Just sent you a PM.
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7 hours ago, Joe879 said:
Hello all it’s been a while since I’ve posted, well I currently have for my 5.2 set up rf-5, rc-7, and rs-3 speakers. I’m currently using a Sony str-dh550 to power them but I want to upgrade to a better receiver, what would you guys recommend? I would like to stay between $250-$600. If anymore info is needed feel free to ask thanks
Joe,
PM just sent.
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Hope to get some help here, as have not had response on another forum
Have an Onkyo TX-NR1030 receiver (still under warranty). Was working fine, until an hour ago. What I just changed was re-routing my L/R speakers through a Yamaha M-65 amplifier. When I changed to the USB as the source, the video portion comes onscreen just fine, but the audio "stutters" very rapidly. Tried w/ another USB drive. Same thing.
The other inputs and audio seem fine.
Any thoughts/similar experience and solution will be appreciated!
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Howdy, Dave, Opus, et al,
Has been a while for me. Having had both the C7 and the KV4, let me add that they BOTH are wonderful, and the KV4 at $300 shipped/$200 local is a very fair price/outstanding price! Cannot imagine that you would not be thrilled with its performance.
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On 9/11/2016 at 7:29 AM, Scrappydue said:
Yeah I remember that score. The 4200 and 6200 will be on serious blowouts. Plus I've seen a ton of guys already selling those models to
upgrade to newer ones due to the uhd stuff. Glad I'm not even considering 4K and all that crap cause these dudes are going through gear like its cool trying to stay in compliance it seems like. Lol. We reap the benefits.
Hey, Scrappy,
Have a friend who is a prime candidate for a 4200 (or something very similar). Do you have a feel for if/when they may sell for less than the $640 at A4L?
Also, am interested to know more about your thought about NOT going 4k. My friend says he wants to be able to enjoy 4k at some point (he does not have a 4k TV presently), but that easily could be years if his current 70" Sharp Acquos continues to perform). I mean, he loves the picture (1080p) that he has right now. But will all 4k require HDCP 2.2 and HDMI 2.0?
If he gets an AVR that can upscale to 1080p, and even HDMI to HDMI upscaling, and all to 4k if he gets such a TV, is that something that I should be advising to think about, or not? I suspect that I am skipping/missing something here. It may be that he could be just as well off, or even better off, with a super deal on an AVR that is not 2.2 compliant???
Will appreciate all thoughts!
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Jay, when you say that the amp sometimes "cuts out" at very low volumes:
- Any knowledge about the likely cause? Correction?
- Is it a kind of "hiccup" of silence for a second or two, and then normal ops resume, or does the whole amp shut down, and must be restarted?
- (Approximately) what is "very low volume"?
Thanks.
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Al Dimeola - This will check your system to make sure it is imaging in stereo properly. You can just hear the two guitar players sitting on stools, one on the left, one on the right, playing acoustical only.
Check out the entire album, it's pretty good.
Dave, your selection takes me back. Have loved Flamenco music for decades (not "flamingo" as one of my dates referred to it--the only date we went on, BTW). Carlos Montoya, Pepe Romero, Sabicas, Manitas de Plata, were/are among my favorites.
Got my start after meeting the first love of my life, a beautiful girl from Mexico (bred, I think, as carefully as the very fine horses her rich family had!). In comparison, most girls were "wrens". She was a beautiful, gloriously-plumed jungle bird . . . .
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Ali Farka Toure/Ry Cooder 1994 Talking Timbuktu Ana Caram 1982 The Other Side of Jobim Ana Caram 1989 Rio After Dark Ana Caram 2001 Blue Bossa Andrés Segovia 2004 The Best of Anouar Brahem 1991 Barzakh Bruce BecVar 1986 Take It To Heart John Renbourn 2002 Sir John Alot Of Merrie Englandes Musyk Thyng & Ye Grene Knyghte John Renbourn 2006 So Early In The Spring Julian Bream 1983 Julian Bream Plays Granados And Albeniz Music Of Spain Vol. 5 LA Guitar Quartet 1993 Dances from Renaissance to Nutcracker Michael Hedges 1981 Breakfast In The Field Michael Hedges 1984 Aerial Boundaries Salero-Sonnenberg/Assads 1999 Nadja Salero-Sonnenberg/Sergio & Odair Assad Pepe Romero 1992 Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasía para un gentilhombre Rahul Sharma 2000 Music of the Himalayas Ravi Shankar 1999 India's Master Musician Sara K. 1994 Play On Words Sérgio & Odair Assad 2001 Play Piazzolla Sérgio & Odair Assad 2007 Jardim Abandonado Various Artists 2000 Gypsy Fire
Chris,
Can't wait to listen to your list. It so happens, my absolute favorite "classical" piece of music is the Concierto de Aranjuez. I am fortunate (?) to be old enough to have actually seen the Romeros perform live (and Andre Segovia, but not Julian Bream), when I lived in San Francisco. Back in the 60s! My ABSOLUTE favorite performance of that piece is the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Eugene Ormandy, and featuring John Williams as the guitarist. To me, just the right proportions of power, sensitivity, balance, nuance, and controlled--but soaring--emotion. But, Pepe is not far "behind".
I also very much like Indian sub-continent and East Asian string instruments.
Happy listening!
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Oh, I mistook it for the top of a Weber charcoal grill that he poked holes in. Glad to know better.
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Wow! having had 30s (and 20s and 10s), the thought of that as a (my) center exceeds my hopes--but not my imagination!
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^ Gorgeous, Matt!!!
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An apology is in order.
A couple of weeks ago I responded to some comments (about a couple of my comments) in a deliberately insulting way.
For me to talk about the subjects of decent behavior, shared values, and, most importantly, God’s grace, and not live them is hollow and hypocritical.
So, dwilawyer and mungkiman and other readers, I do apologize in earnest.
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something for less that's the same size?I understand, unless you have a sub to test in that spot and know it works well in that position i would recommend not going that route.
Plus having a sub in your entertainment center will rattle all the components inside plus the entertainment center is probably not built sturdy enough to be rattle free.
Maybe if you were talking a smallish model with low output you may be OK but put some powerhouse model in there is a bad choice.
That SVS is 2 grand, i could build something far superior for that price and have something not made in Communist China.
Not saying that to sell you something but to give you a heads up maybe for somebody in your area could build something for you, happy to steer you in the right direction if needed.
There you go, Scrappy . . . something productive to do between about 2:30AM to 4:30AM, instead of wasting all that time!
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Guess I won't gas up the car then.
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Nope. Still there.
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Talk about a gift that keeps on giving. Every day, every play, every time you see them . . . .
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Hey, Scrap, fantastic! I do look forward one day to seeing and hearing for myself. And meeting you.
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I don't understand the purpose, the "facts", or the reason for the hostile tone of: "It's the same cadre of lifers that decry 'sociaism' while cashing benefit checks and visiting the VA for prostate trouble"
From the “Military Times” today:
New VA study finds 20 veterans commit suicide each day.
In 2014, the latest year available, more than 7,400 veterans took their own lives, accounting for 18 percent of all suicides in America. Veterans make up less than 9 percent of the U.S. population.
About 70 percent of veterans who took their own lives were not regular users of VA services.
My personal presumption and starting point is appreciation for a group of people who, for whatever their reasons, did what the large majority of citizens do not do. I leaven that with life experience, and the understanding that all groups have their own bell curve of performers.
My "bias" is toward gratitude. I find that much more appropriate than derision.
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My, my. Touchy, aren’t we boys?
Undoubtedly, your mother continuously told you how “special” you were, and never shared the reality with you.
You know, it really is not often that I come across
menmales who are quite so . . . e m o t I o n a l.Well, g’night. Am sure Mom will remember the night light for you.
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Edit: Bullshit... Edited by mungkiman, 06 July 2016 - 10:44 PM.
Erudite. Mercifully brief, however. I know, I know, it was exhausting for you, searching for something resembling a thought.
Perhaps you could open up one of your comic books, copy what you see using your crayon, and pretend it came from you.
Do feel free to add something intelligent, even if only once in a great while. You know, just to provide the exception that proves the rule . . . .
I hope your mom appreciates the great gift and bakes you some cookies or something.
TV/Movie Audio Superior To Music?
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Chris, you have me smiling! With that excellent technological, physical/practical, and spiritual argument. When I "slip these mortal coils", the music will be ever so much grander, true "surround", and eternal.
Until then, I will enjoy the wonderful sounds of the present!
^ Robert, thanks for the info!
Love listening to Pepe--and the others. In fact, back in 1965-1966, while living in the San Francisco area, I attended a concert by "the Romero Family". I suppose Pepe was among them. Anyway, it was a fantastic performance, of course. Also had the great pleasure of seeing/listening to Andres Segovia, Artur Rubenstein, Isaac Stern (I think), and, possibly, David Horowitz.
Guess that makes me old, but what a way to get there . . . .