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The C-1's are $6500 speakers! I sure hope they sound beter than $1300 Mackies! But from what everyone is saying, not just here, I'm beginning to think that Dynaudio makes some of the most accurate home audio speakers in the world. Judging by the this stereophile article on the C-1s it seems to...

I noticed that within about 1.5 hours from me someone on Audiogon is selling 1980s la scalas for $1200 obo. Would buying a 30 year old speakers like this be a problem. They list condition as 8/10. How does the la scalas sound compared to the klipschorn you picture?

How does EPOS and Focal, in general compare to Dynaudio, and other brands like Paradigm and PSB? Here are some floor speakers in the 2K range (and the bookshelf are about half that price): EPOS M16i Focal Chorus 816 V For about $2K I could get the 816V, or the dynaduio 140. Which would be...

Okay since the HSU VTF-15H is on it's way I'm trying to figure out what to do with my SVS 20-39PCi. I'm currently running the SVS -5dB relative to the other speakers, as it's limited in the large room I have. So I was wondering if collocating the two subs, one at -5dB and one at 0dB would be...

Well the Denon is on it's way back (Onkyo here we come...) AND... I just pulled the trigger on the VTF-15H! I am going to wait on the speakers until I can get a good deal on something I really want (don't want to spend MSRP). With the Onkyo I can do active speakers or 4ohms in addition to...

Well, I too prefer denon over pioneer (that's why I didn't by the 1120 even though it was $100 cheaper and had HDMI 1.4). I didn't think it not being able to drive 4ohm speakers would have been an issue as my current ones are 8ohms. Getting a $1200 receiver for $600 was a hard deal to pass up...

That may be, but the acording to http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/receiver ... ml?start=3, the Denon just doesn't do well with 4ohm speakers. Unless, I have misread it. It also isn't too late for me to return the receiver and get something else like the Pioneer 1120. Though I still like the Denon...

Re: Interesting article on A/V receivers - and preout questi What preamp/receiver where you using?

How do the Mackies compare to the speakers I listed (as well as the Dyn Focus 140, 110, and the PSB Image T6). All the ones I listed seem to be better if I got a separate amp (more $$$). Regarding the Dyns I'll have to see if any local shops carry any. $2k for the 140, $1.5k for 110 Focus. But...

I forgot about the HR824s. I don't think pre-outs would be a problem. What about wiring and power? I assume I just need a power outlet for each and run RCA cables to them?

Re: Interesting article on A/V receivers - and preout questi My mid-level Denon 3310 (MSRP $1499, I paid $600), only is rated for 1.2volts (and I believe 10k ohm) on the preamp outputs. Their next model up (MSRP $2000) is the same. Now I don't know if it actually can go higher, but that is...

Well, I just a got a bonus today at work :dance: and got approval from my wife to do as I want :drool: So here is my current HT setup: Fronts Athena AS-F2 Surrounds Athena AS-F1 Center Athena AS-B2 Spare speaker Athena AS-B2 SVS 20-39PCi Subwoofer Denon 3310CI Room is about 5300 Cubic...

Re: Interesting article on A/V receivers - and preout questi I agree with what you are saying as noise floor is an issue already in most receivers. The example though was using 400watts at 2.0volts vs. 142watts at 1.2volts for the preout. That's a difference of ~4.5dB (1.2 volts vs. 2.0...

Re: Interesting article on A/V receivers - and preout questi Would you rather have a slightly higher noise floor and be able to use all 100% of an amplifiers output, or have an amp with a lower noise floor but never be able to take advantage of the majority of its power due to low voltage...

Re: Interesting article on A/V receivers - and preout questi Here is the section I was referring to (and specifically 2 volts vs. 1.2 volts): I once picked on Emotiva for creating their latest series of amps with higher than usual voltage gain (32dB unbridged, 38dB bridged). A typical high...

Audioholics apparently is working on a review of the new HSU sub and comparing it to some of it's competion (SVS PB12-Plus, not ultra though): http://www.audioholics.com/news/editori ... r-shootout. The VTF-H15 is listed on post #405 of the thread that can be accessed at the end of the...

http://www.audioholics.com/education/am ... gy/trading I think we all agree about the trading of features for power on most receivers. Among other things, I was interested in the More Gain is Better? section. My new receiver has preouts and I haven't used them yet (don't have any amps, but may...

...and it seems my choices are limited. I noticed a company called Moxi that sells them but they are $600. For that price I would rather build a HTPC. (side note, how reliable is the HTPC option, what happens if the PC reboots for updates, or crashes, etc...) Are there any other "TIVO" like...

I'm curious. I listen at -10dBFS. This is due to limitations (mostly now with the sub), I'd actually prefer louder. This is loud enough for the action scenes, but a bit too quite in my opinion for the soft scenes. I'd prefer to listen at -5dBFS, but that would require a new sub purchase...

Well as regards HD in the PS3 and Xbox everything looks great no mater what I do. With regards SD on the DVD player. The worst setting by far was with the DVD player set to 480P and the Receiver upscaling to 1080P. Next best was 480P with no scaling (letting the TV do it). Best setting was DVD...