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    A new 2 channel system after 32 years

    Very nice. I don't use a center channel either with my home theater set up. I like the idea of using 2 subs but my HT room isn't really wide enough so I'm using a 2.1 set up for my HT. I'll bet those Revel floorstanders sound great. I use bookshelf speakers with my HT and floorstanders with my...
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    Best DAC/AMP under $200

    It really is the schiit. :) But check out the power specs on that headphone amp. That's tough to beat for $99. I've got nothing against DACs but you can pay crazy money for those things. I know a lot of folks are willing to pay money to be able to listen to high resolution audio but I'm good...
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    Best DAC/AMP under $200

    I like the Schiit audio magni amp at $99. It has good specs and it can drive my headphones (sennheiser hd 650 300 ohm, Beyerdynamic DT 880 250 ohm, and hifiman HE 400i 35 ohms). The magni amp has a hi/low gain switch which is useful. You can pick up the Schiit modi amp for $99. So $200 total...
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    Audioholics’ Guide in Getting Good Sound From a Desktop Audio System

    I found this really useful in tweaking my desktop set up particularly with regard to subwoofer placement. I originally tried placing the sub to the left of the speakers but I found that did not work for nearfield listening. Moving it behind where I sit made a big improvement. I also went with a...
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    Bookshelfs for a hutch desk?

    That is a great guide and gave me a lot to think about. Thank you. So I can set the speakers 4 inches from the rear wall which should be enough but I may want to think about acoustic treatment for the side walls. The amp can handle the EQ (it's a little marantz amp) if I need it but I'm thinking...
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    Bookshelfs for a hutch desk?

    I have a pair of audioengine DS 1 desktop stands. They angle the speakers up nicely.
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    Bookshelfs for a hutch desk?

    I'd like to reconfigure a music system for my office using a computer as a source. The problem is that I have a hutch desk. I'm attaching a pic of one (it's not mine but you'll get the idea). Mine is deeper than that. I'm not in love with that desk but I'm not getting rid of it. The problem is...
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    What New Stuff Have You Bought? If You Care To Share Thead! :)

    Marantz HD AMP 1 currently at $599 refurbished from accessories4less. Not exactly an impulse buy but it's got a heck of a nice headphone amp, it plays nicely with my ipad as a source (digital out via usb), lots of quality digital inputs, and 2 analog inputs It does 35 watts into 8 ohms and 70...
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    Yamaha Adds Amazon Alexa with MusicCast Wireless Multiroom Audio to AV Products

    I just wish Yamaha would add Amazon music to music cast so it can play natively.
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    Flaky behavior my new HT system

    I think it may be a cable problem as well since turning everything off and pulling out the HDMI solved it. Still I thought the monoprice certified 4k HDMI cables were supposed to be pretty good.
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    Flaky behavior my new HT system

    Well at least it wasn't this kind of red although I was imagining the worse when it was happening, :)
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    Flaky behavior my new HT system

    So I recently put together a 2.1 system with a 4k blu ray, 4k TV, and 4k AVR taking advantage of the Black Friday sales (sony ubp x700 blu ray, sony xbr x900 TV, and Yamaha RX A 1070). I've been super happy with this system. The other day the blu ray player went on the fritz. The background...
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    What are you watching tonight?

    Sorry I can't like this thread, lol. I would love to see Brees and the Saints win another Superbowl but I can't get myself to like a thread where someone is rooting against the Saints . . . .
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    What are you watching tonight?

    Long time Saints fan here; I grew up in New Orleans. I have seen my share of crummy teams, :)
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    What are you watching tonight?

    I've been watching The Last Kingdom on Netflix. I watched season one and liked it so much that I bought and read the books, :). It took 2 years for season 2 to come out. I watched seasons 1 and 2 on my old TV, a 1080p 46 inch Samsung. I'm now watching it on my 4k 55 inch Sony XBR X900. The video...
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    What are you watching tonight?

    That's a deal!
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    Why Do Audiophiles Hate Bose?

    I've owned 2 bose products. I owned a pair of the 201 speakers that I used in a stereo system. When I went to circuit city to put together my system, I was really happy that I could afford bose speakers since I associated them with quality. They weren't bad. Here is actually a pretty good...
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    Yamaha MusicCast Wireless Music System vs Sonos: Which is Better?

    Good to know. I liked Pandora a lot when I used it but I'm happy with Amazon music which ends up being less expensive than Pandora Premium since I already have Amazon prime. What about the bit rate for Pandora? Is it still limited to 192 kbps? It is a bit tough to dig out what bitrate Amazon...
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    Yamaha MusicCast Wireless Music System vs Sonos: Which is Better?

    So I took advantage of Black Friday sales to extend my music cast system throughout the house. So far I have a a wxa 50 integrated amp with a pair of PSB image speakers in my bedroom, a wca 50 preamplifier connected to my main stereo (outlaw stereo receiver and a pair of PSB T6 towers),a RX A...
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    Why Do Audiophiles Hate Bose?

    I loved the line that if you paid $200 for this, they'd throw in a cheap mini jack cable so you could hook it up to your TV, :)
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