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    Integrating Monitor Speakers w. Sub for 2.1 Music?

    Wow - great to hear that I am not alone in my aversion to audio mythology! As a psychotherapist and practicing Buddhist meditator, I am always striving to separate truth from illusion, and in audio, it is an unfortunate necessity based on the nature of the business. In line with what you said...
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    Integrating Monitor Speakers w. Sub for 2.1 Music?

    "Onslaught of vitriol" was perhaps my overuse of literary license. Abject disbelief, subtle derision, and incredulity perhaps better capture the tone of their responses, along with their Nostradamus-like prophecy that I, like everyone else before who has abandoned vinyl, would regret it. It's...
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    Integrating Monitor Speakers w. Sub for 2.1 Music?

    I must agree with you, even though I always face an onslaught of vitriol from high end dealers and posters on other forums who swear by vinyl. The local dealer that carries Naim near me was trying to get me to switch to a Rega RP3 ($1050) to replace the AR, as he says that the XA, even with it's...
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    Integrating Monitor Speakers w. Sub for 2.1 Music?

    Thank you for your kind feedback, Swerd. I see that like me, you are also using a venerable AR XA turntable. I have recently thought about simply selling my modded XA, my phono preamp, and the 500 LPs that I still have after getting rid of about 1500 others about 10 years ago. These days, I am...
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    Integrating Monitor Speakers w. Sub for 2.1 Music?

    Thx Imcloud. It was all bought used within the last couple of years, so the outlay wasn't so bad (CM5s-$650, Naim-$1300, Teddycap-$420, Hsu-$225, irDAC-$450) and the sound is very clean and detailed, as I listen to acoustic jazz, classical, blues, R&B, and classic rock. The soundstage and...
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    Integrating Monitor Speakers w. Sub for 2.1 Music?

    I would be very grateful for any advice you guys could give me as to how to best combine my B&W CM5 speakers with my Hsu VTF-1 sub for 2.1 music. My system consists of Sonos>Arcam irDAC>Naim XS2 int. amp w. Teddycap PSU>B&W CM5s + Hsu sub. Since I've had this sub from my 5.1 HT setup w. Marantz...
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    Thank you, Peng, but may I ask you like I asked ADTG - if I use the LFE + Main setting, then aren't my B&W CM5's operating at full range, not crossing over at 80Hz, and doubling the bass that the sub is putting out?
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    ADTG - I apologize for another simplistic question that has come up a lot in the past, but if I use the LFE + Main setting, then aren't I running my monitor speakers (B&W CM5's) as full range, and not crossing them over at 80Hz so that the sub can do that LF work?
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    Thank you for this suggestion, ADTG. Is this possibly needed as some weird combination of settings that I have gone through in the past has disabled a previously possible combination? I ask this because I thought that in the past I had Pure Direct with my sub working, since I was able to adjust...
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    Thank you for the suggestion, but unfortunately, the problem with this is that like ADTG has rightfully said in many previous posts, Dynamic EQ is quite helpful, and with Multi EQ set to off, Dynamic EQ is then also disabled.
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    Ah...I see. Thank you for clearing my confusion so patiently! I will dig out a couple of interconnects and give it a try, and I hope that like you, I can also hear an improvement. I guess that this also means that the DAC in the Oppo will be utilized, whereas from an HDMI connection, the Denon's...
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    In the 2011 Audioholics review/preview of the Oppo 93/95, hey included this comparison chart from Oppo: <tbody> BDP-95 BDP-93 ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC for the 7.1ch analog output Cirrus CS4382A DAC for the 7.1ch analog output A second ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC for the stereo analog output...
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    With my 1911, in Direct or Pure Direct, there is no sub playing with these settings, as I just re-tried it. Am I missing a crucial step here for some reason?
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    I thought that this is one of the main differences between the Oppo 93 and the 95/105 - that there are dedicated Analog Outs on the 95/105, but not on the 93/103? (BTW - thank you for your and ADTG's kind patience, as I maybe should have put this in the Beginners section.)
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    I use the 93 to play both CDs and DVDs. I know that there are no Analog Outs, but rather some menu option to go to that can configure this. Since I use the HDMI for video, or is there a way to do both analog music and HDMI DVDs? Is it a PITA to switch back and forth, and is it possible?
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    I already had virtually all my settings as you suggest, but I cannot find the Subwoofer + Main setting. (You don't mean the LFE + Main setting in the Bass Setting submenu, in the SW Mode toggle between LFE and LFE + Main, do you?)
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    I am playing CDs from my Oppo 93 through HDMI only right now. I have been considering getting an integrated amp with HT Bypass, as well as a new AVR with pre outs that can simply handle the HT, which for me, is a distant second to the music listening I do.
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    Just so that I could have basic, unprocessed front L/R stereo, since the Audyssey "Flat" setting does sound different than the Direct modes. Is the Audyssey "Bypass L/R" basically the same as Direct, except for the sub inclusion?
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    Is Direct or Pure Direct Mode with Sub Possible for Denon 1911?

    Hi guys, I apologize for the very simplistic question, but I haven't been able to find a way to listen to music in 2.1 stereo in Direct or Pure Direct modes with my Denon 1911, no matter how many times I have tinkered with options and menus. Am I missing something, or is it just higher end...
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    Standmount speakers: $2K, 4K or $6K?

    I have been interested in the Salk Silks myself, and will be looking forward to your reactions with bated breath! I haven't heard the Totem Fires, but I did like the Signature 1's very much.
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