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I was quoted this by Emotiva: XPA-2 $799.00 FedEx International Economy $227.69 Customs said this on the phone, not guaranteed correct they say on the msg you have to listen to before they answer: Sound amplifier: 8518408099 - tariff code 4.5% duty, applies to freight as...

Frame interpolation isnt true 120Hz support and sometimes the interpolation is next to useless and introduces video lag. This isnt what I am discussing. Check my reply to dgkirkman you answered, he was talking about "input support" The only true 120Hz TVs (at full 1080p res) I know of are...

Fortunately I am blessed with such hearing, but you dont need to be this blessed to appreciate the difference. I'm sorry if you cant tell. Have you done any testing to see if you can tell the difference when jitter is reduced?

You have no idea of my technical ability, I wouldnt be so presumptuous. Do ground loop issues affect optical SPDIF? ;) I can show the same effect with that as well. Care to answer my points from my previous post and this one instead of glossing over them with your own agenda?

It depends what speakers you have already have. I considered the MiniDSP but it has a huge flaw, it only works on analogue signals in and out. Analogue audio from your DAC has to go through an ADC which is bad enough, but then the MiniDSP becomes your final DAC, eliminating any benefit of...

I got my XPA-2 about a week ago and although I didnt believe there would be a 'big' difference between an Onkyo 875 (bi-amped front channels), the difference is damn big. I've got pretty revealing speakers and and a superb DAC though so the difference on some other systems may not be as large...

Yes there is some blustering for sales, but it does not dis-count that people can appreciate the difference. You acknowledge that 'some' articles are not pure advertising :) I can prove it instantly here by connecting to my DAC with a 2 metre SPDIF lead and via USB from my PC or by using...

There are no TVs that output @ 240Hz, 600Hz etc. Those are for internal processing, not input and not output rates.

Maybe you have missed articles on the topic, dont have the equipment to tell the difference or cant tell the difference. This review gives a good summation but going to an outer extreme. Unless you have taken care to reduce jitter, chances are it is affecting the quality. whether that matters...

Thats not quite true. More revealing hifi equipment can expose the problems caused by jitter. A low quality or too long SPDIF cable adds to jitter. Glad you are happy op.

Wait until fall to choose your TV. Models/quality and pricing can change more than a little. Dont get confused by higher frequencies like 240Hz, 600Hz etc. They are internal processing rates, not input or output rates and mean very little in any comparison. Unless you get a very high...

Damn, the only thing I want is the XPA-2 and its not discounted. No surprise really, I'm on a 2 month waiting list for one!

This is my holy grail, cant wait to see what its like. I'll be saving too.

This. As more efficient techniques are found, new features are required and/or processing performance increases, designers need a platform to further develop. Sometimes its necessary to create a new format due to unsuitability, problems that are hard/inefficient to get round, legal issues...

Yeah, a newer driver might help. Your Audigy is about the right quality for the sound system you have. It 'might' be worth a better soundcard but I recommend borrowing a better card to see if you can tell the difference.

Bass from stereo sources, like music, will NOT go to the 5.1 sub unless you set up bass redirection (unless something funky happened like with your card). The LFE channel is a completely separate channel, like left, right, centre... Stereo does not have an LFE channel so the sub is not used...

It looks like your satellites are working exactly as they did before you plugged the sub on, and now you have the sub as extra bass. The downside to having the same bass going to both is that you wont feel the very deepest bass because you will adjust the bass level to suit the louder higher...

Cool, that was one of the methods of setting the sub up I mentioned in post #4. It seems you are lucky, the Audigy normally splits bass, but sometimes it gives all bass to the speakers and sub. Like the chap in post #5 here Audigy 2 ZS - Bass Redirection big problem...

Nice. Its good the 40 foot length + sockets works ok. Although it might be the cause of the other glitch you saw.

Oh yes, use analogue. The Oppo is pretty good.