jdm56 Posted November 18, 2001 Share Posted November 18, 2001 Perhaps this should be in a different forum, but here goes: Is there anything approaching a concensus here, as to which A/V receiver (or sub-2K pre/pro) manufacturer has the best, i.e., the most natural and musical sounding ambience extraction mode for reproducing 2-channel recordings through a 5.1 or 6.1 channel set-up? I am not talking about ambience synthesis; just extraction. I have seen a number of good comments about Denon gear, but what about Onkyo, Marantz, Harmon-Kardon, etc.? I suspect they may score well in this area also, but would like to hear some owner remarks. Anyone familiar with my occasional rants might recall my fondness for equipment manufactured by a certain large electronics maker from Japan. (hint: starts with S, ends with y ) Truth is though, they just don't score too well in this respect, although they are begining to incorporate DPL-II in their gear, for whatever that is worth (it seems to be getting somewhat mixed reviews for music). All opinions appreciated. ------------------ JDMcCall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted November 18, 2001 Share Posted November 18, 2001 I'd research the net, there is got to be something out there to suit your application in that price range. (Sorry, but I don't know a helluva lot about Extraction modes on A/V receivers.) Heck, most consumer brand named products have cheap to top line in their components. Pioneer,Sony. I don't think anyone has a ***** about the Sony SACD player. And if they do, I'd think they are misled. It all depends on the cash you want to throw out. (You gotta spend a few bucks for a high quality receiver.) My first CD player was a Sony portable D2 player (circa 1986). Sounded pretty bad by todays standards but great then. Tough too.(This thing took a full force slam into a floorboard of '66 Econoline van I had, that would have shattered any newer one to peices. But it just fired back up and kept going.) Ain't nuthin' wrong with Sony. THANX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scodo Posted November 18, 2001 Share Posted November 18, 2001 i have owned some of the sony plain jane recievers in the past but when i bought my 777es now that is at another level. scott ------------------ sony da777es yamaha cdx 1100rs carver m4.0t silver seven monster power center polk sda 2b polk cs400i polk fx500i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShapeShifter Posted November 19, 2001 Share Posted November 19, 2001 fwiw, I choose the NAD T 761 receiver for similar reasons. NAD develops their receivers with the "Music First" approach to A/V receiver design. In fact, they only incorporate three switchable modes: 1) Stereo (2 channel), 2) EARS (Enhanced Ambience Recovery System) Music surround mode (5x-channel music) & 3) Pro Logic. DTS & DD 5.1 modes are automatically sensed and switched by the processor, when the receiver detects their signal input. I don't have all the DSP bells and whistles like other units, but I'm VERY pleased with the 2 channel musical performance of my unit. The 5-channel EARS mode is musical as well. The unit only has 80 wpc, but it does generate clean high current. Wes ------------------ "KLIPSCH IS MUSIC"f> This message has been edited by ShapeShifter on 11-19-2001 at 01:58 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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