jwadd21

So you use all anolog? wow...I think I'll end up using digital for dvds because you can hook it up using one cable, and I dont watch dvd's nearly as much as I listen to music. I already have an older JVC dvd player, and I am wondering if upgrading to a better/newer model will result in better sound quality when using a digital output. Apparently not because it will depend on the receivers quality, right? In this case, I would just buy a nice cd player and use the analog 2 channel output instead of buying a dvd player also. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

at what point does it make sense to use the cd player's DAC using analog instead of the receivers DAC using digital if I have a pretty nice receiver in a HK AVR520? ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

The sound from your DVD player is not important because it is using a digital signal, in which the sound quality will be determined by the quality of your receiver. The sound quality of your cd player is only important if you are using analog, but not with digital. Or is there still a difference in sound using digital? HELP!? ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

again, that doesnt answer my question.... ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

$400 new, 250-$300 used.... ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

Marantz? NAD? Denon? What would you recommend? ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

I am most worried about the sound that my dvd player puts out. Would a decent toshiba model do just as a good as a higher priced brand for sound? or does the sound even vary much? I am looking for the best sounding DVD player under 400 bucks. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

I am most worried about sound quality though. Will the toshiba have good sound quality? And what DVD player would have the best sound quality under 300 bucks? ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

can someone just tell me what makers make good players instead of telling me how good your player is? :-) I am willing to spend around 2-300. i am very concerned about the sound quality, and i am very interested in hdcd and dvd audio. Perhaps I could go with a high quality dvd player like a marantz and just not get a separate cd player. Also, does it matter if the cd player has an optical output, or would coaxial be just as good? ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32" This message has been edited by jwadd21 on 08-30-2002 at 03:57 AM

I am very concerned about sound quality as well as video quality. I have been looking at denon and marantz because of their reputations for good sound quality. any sugg? ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

and is it important to have one that matches your tv? receiver? or do they all pretty much do exactly the same thing and reliability is the only issue? i want to make sure I have a dvd player that would best match my 32" toshiba and a HK AVR520 amp. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

So so cd's sound better on cd players than dvd players? ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

i listen to cd's ALOT, so I think i'll get a stand alone player. what is a good brand to look at? i have been thinking about the marantz cc3000 ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

so stand alone cd players have better sound than a dvd player? isnt dvd sound better than cd sound though? and i still have other ?'s up there :-) ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

I can't decide whether I should have a separate DVD player and CD player, or just get a DVD player and use it for cd's. Also, I don't know if I should go for a disc changer if I only get the dvd player, I think I might. Also, should I get one that matched my receiver? like an HK to match an HK, or is that irrelevant? HELP! ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

Everyone raves about Marantz for music, but no one seems to say the HK is good. I would think they would both be in the same class for warm musical amps. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

it comes with 2 year warranty though, thats pretty damn good. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

its a refurb actually, but i see no problem with buying refurbs. i mean, they are supposed to be just like the other ones. they come with a warranty of 2 years i believe. yes i did have to bid a couple times. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

Well, it really is more like $489, because the shipping is like $50 and it should be more like $30. But still, 499!!!....it's at Ubid.com....They put a few 520's up every other day around 9pm and the auctions end the next day around noon...check it out, if you can get one for under 500 before shipping, it is an incredible deal, considering you wont find one in stores for under 800 bucks, and rarely under 899. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be Klipsch RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Harmon Kardon AVR520 DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

Well I did it, I got a HK AVR520 off uBid for.....$469!!!! can you believe that price? Thats less than half of retail! Hopefully I don't get some broken unit or something, but good news is uBid is authorized, I think. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Yamaha HTR-5560...soon to be Marantz, HK, or Denon DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

ive heard yamaha receivers are bright, so I am trying to replace my htr-5560 (which i got from a friend's employee discount at bb for $300) with a more warm amp like marantz, denon or hk. just a thought. ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Yamaha HTR-5560...soon to be Marantz, HK, or Denon DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

i have heard bad things and good things about all of these receivers.....The denon having good warm sound but quality problems, the marantz having the best sound for music but defects, and the hk having warm sound but also having problems and way less power. I have been getting close to getting the Marantz lately because I can get one for around $500 and because music is about %80 of my listening. The problem is I dont know if this was made after they fixed the defects. Also, I noticed the xover for subwoofer sound is high at 100hz....I can also get the Denon for around $500, but I would like to know what the quality issues are with them and what the xover for subwoofer sound is, 80? 100?...Or I can go with HK and go with less power, which I dont really want to do. So, what should I do? I want the best for music, which would obviously be marantz, but I do not want to risk the quality issues. What to do what to do.... ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Yamaha HTR-5560...soon to be Marantz, HK, or Denon DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

anyone...? ------------------ MY SYSTEM Mains: Klipsch RF-3II Center: Klipsch RF-3II Rear L/R: Polk R40 bookshelves(suck)...soon to be RS-3II Subwoofers: Dual SVS 25-31CS Subwoofer Amp: Fidek 3002 600w Receiver: Yamaha HTR-5560...soon to be Marantz, HK, or Denon DVD Player: JVC Progressive Scan TV: Toshiba 32A42 32"

I want to get a new receiver to replace my yamaha due to brightness. I heard marantz and denon are more warm sounding. Both the marantz 6200 and denon 2802 can be had for around 500 shipped if i look around enough. Which would you recommend for my setup of klipsch reference series speakers? This message has been edited by jwadd21 on 08-26-2002 at 04:07 PM

Well I got them in the corner. They are LOOOOUUUUD! I have never heard this much bass out of a home audio system before, it's amazing. I have a whole new dimension to my music and movies now. Only problem is they make the bed rattle they are causing so much vibration. Oh well, I may have a better room soon so I'll live with this for the next month.