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check out AVRs on accessories4less, filter on multi-channel pre-out and hdcp 2.2, and take a look. I know you don't have an amp, but filtering on multi-channel pre-out puts you into a higher class of AVR IMHO.
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Another option is to keep your amp, get a 2-channel pre-amp with home-theatre pass-thru, and then whatever Japanese AVR you want with full pre-amp outputs. you can listen to 2-channel as normal. When you want to watch a movie, the AVR powers on both the pre-amp (in HT pass thru mode) and the amp, to drive all the HT speakers you have.
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It looks like Tidal Connect, the transport mechanism between your IOS devices and your Cambridge DAC, currently supports CD quality streaming but will support hi-res 192/24 streaming later this year as Tidal moves away from crappy MQA. The Tidal App on an Apple TV, like all apps on an ATV, maxes out at 48/16 - basically CD quality - music streaming. Whether any of this makes a difference in sound quality that you can hear is debatable - assuming the source music files are all the same.
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Assuming your ATV, iPhone and iPad are all pulling from the same source music catalog, then it is just different ways to deliver a lossless 44/16*** or 48/24 digital stream to either your Cambridge DAC or the DAC inside your Marantz for processing. On your ATV, make sure the Music app is set to lossless audio output. ***one caveat, your Cambridge is an Airplay2 streamer and Airplay2, as opposed to Airplay1, downsamples everything to lossy AAC256 it appears. IMHO, a minor difference in sound if any, but something to be aware of: https://darko.audio/2023/10/apple-airplay-isnt-always-lossless-sometimes-its-lossy/
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Do you have any pics of the entire speakers? La Scala 2's don't say that on the front grill - they just have the standard klipsch logo. On the back of the speakers, there will be a klipsch tag that says LS2 with serial numbers. If that isn't there, then maybe you are dealing an upgrade science project.
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Do you have an existing 2-channel pre-amp that you want to use? Or are you looking to buy new? What OS do you run on your laptop?
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My Rythmik F12-G seems to be a nice match for my LS2's. The Rythmik has lots of options to get it dialed into the room and blend with the La Scalas.
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Pointe du Hoc - Omaha Beach.
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Playback is usually only as good as your network connection to your mobile device. The Qobuz app, and others, give you options to set maximum streaming resolution to your phone depending on whether you are on wifi or using cellular data. I think most phones support 192/24 with their native dacs but then you can, as you mention above, feed the digital stream through the phone to an external dac.
As far as MQA goes, that's a solution in search of a problem IMHO. Getting the right version/mastering is much more important that the resolution or audio format. Reminds me of DiVX from the 1990s.
Roon Arc has been pretty awesome so far.
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A couple other reasons in favor of a 2-channel integrated amp: 1) If you don't want your sources (you have a TT and maybe a nice DAC) to be re-digitized and routed through the internal processing of the Denon, then a separate 2-channel integrated amp is the way to go. 2) Analog tone controls. I kind of like them.
One consideration is how to integrate your 2-channel and HT. If your Denon has pre-outs, look into a 2-channel integrated with home-theater bypass. Or, there are speaker switching boxes out there that would switch your Heresies between the Denon and the 2-channel. Good luck.
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1 hour ago, Chief bonehead said:
Not true.
Thanks Roy. Did the LS2 have any tweaks to the AL4 during its production run like Bob indicated in his 2009 post?
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It appears like somebody in the marketing department decided to call the latest La Scala "AL5" even though the LS2 had been using the AL5 crossover for 15+ years?
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53 minutes ago, Crankysoldermeister said:
Read Bob's comments carefully.
Both the AL-4 and AK-4 had resistors in the low pass tweaked when they went to two piece MDF build of the LaScala (LaScala II), and the sealed back Klipschorn. Those networks became AL-5 and AK-5.
Did Klipsch refer to them by those names? Seems weird to have a La Scala 2 with an AL-5 crossover, then 10 years later, come out with a La Scala AL-5 with a new tweeter.
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To add a wrinkle to the discussion, in this 2009 thread, Bob Crites talked about tweaks to the AL-4 and AK-4 networks. Bob called the modified crossovers AL-5 and AK-5 but maybe these were not the official Klipsch names? Maybe they should be called AL-4v2 and AK-4v2.
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Yes, or figure out how to do a factory reset of this AVR. google search.
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According to the manual (RTFM), those two sub outputs (#6) are identical - intended for dual-sub home theaters. The output coming out of them depends on how you configure the other speakers in the AVR (large vs small, cutover frequency etc). You could have them configured to only output the LFE channel which may explain the spotty output. In other words, they are not a traditional line-out like the "pre/line out zone-2 and zone-3" outputs that output a full-range signal.
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Welcome! Lots of variables here but you have a nice budget. I'm assuming you want a home-theater setup. I would look for a pair of Heresy 3's or Cornwall 3's and a nice subwoofer. Then go to accessories4less and pick out your favorite AVR - just be sure it has a full set of pre-outs in case you want to add a dedicated amp down the road. This requirement puts you into a better class of AVR regardless of the brand. Then fill in the rest of the speakers - center, surrounds.... Enjoy.
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34 minutes ago, The Dude said:
It appears that at some point, the signal is down sampled, than sampled up again. Does this make since?
Yes, it appears like it is downsampling from 96/24 to 48/16, but first it increases the bit depth from 24 to 64 to help with the math accuracy. I'm guessing volumio accepts 48/16 max?
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My hearing has improved as I've gotten older. I am now able to tune-out just about anything my wife says 😀
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I have an older Yamaha AVR and I've noticed that YPAO is sensitive to where the mic is placed. My old AVR only has a single mic placement to determine YPAO corrections. If I run it with the mic in the middle of the room (bass null), the bass gets set way too high during movies. The opposite is true if I run it with the mic close to the back wall (bass peak). I have to find the sweet spot and then YPAO works very well.
I last ran REW on my stock LS2's over a year ago - by themselves, the sub alone, and then blended. This is without the Yamaha AVR in the path - strictly 2-channel. You can see I have a bass null in my room around 50hz and a peak around 30hz.
RED = stock LS2's alone
GREEN = sub alone
BLUE = blended
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REW has a room simulator module that's pretty accurate. Click on the room-sim button on the top right and enter your dimensions, speaker locations, and listening position. It will tell you where the room hot spots and nulls are below 200hz.
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I don't know much about Roon multi-channel, but here's a help guide that may help: https://help.roonlabs.com/portal/en/kb/articles/multichannel#Overview
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Yes, Airplay streaming supports max 44.1/16 and then is handing it off to the DAC in your Marantz. Roon is down-sampling to 44.1/16 using the DSP - SRC filter you have selected for the Marantz. There are four to choose from in Roon. I'll be damned if I can ever tell a difference so I just go with precise-linear-phase. I'll be damned if I can tell a difference between 96/24 and 44.1/16 streaming either.
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Klipsch AL5 mounted on shelves?
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Just buy some bookshelf speakers and a sub rather than trying to install 200lb speakers inside cabinets and listen to them at such close distances.