What New Stuff Have You Bought? If You Care To Share Thead! :)

[fuzz092888]

What Onkyo model is being replaced, and what make model are you ordering?

3009 is out, a marantz will be going in.

 

[surveyor]

3009 is out, a marantz will be going in.

The 3009 was a nice unit. Did it have any problems, ie HDMI card, ribbon cable problems etc..? Which Marantz model are you ordering?

 

[fuzz092888]

I only had good experiences with the Onkyo. It was a tremendous unit, with a robust amp section and tons of features. I had a Marantz, loved it, but it lacked a full set of pre outs and I got a great deal on the Onkyo. At the time is was the same price as a 7005, but with more features. With the 7701 and the 8801, I can go back to Marantz and not lose any of the features I like on the Onkyo.

It will be either a 7701 or an 8801. I can either order the 7701 tonight/this week or I can wait a month and get the 8801. Decisions decisions.

The 3009 was a nice unit. Did it have any problems, ie HDMI card, ribbon cable problems etc..? Which Marantz model are you ordering?

 

[surveyor]

Awesome!

 

[3db]

A new media player;

 

[fuzz092888]

What made you go with one of these over a Roku?

 

[3db]

What made you go with one of these over a Roku?

From talking with the sales guy, I chose it for the following reasons;

1.) DLNA .. I can see media shared from my PC. That's my biggest reason.
2.) The other is that the apps that the ROKU has which the WD does not was it explained to me that it streams the more obscure stuff which I'm not really interested in.

 

[Nestor]

 

[afterlife2]

Nice! ^^I see a new thread coming.Dayton?

 

[Nestor]

Nice! ^^I see a new thread coming.Dayton?

Yes.

DCS255-4 (X 2)
100W Dayton sub plate amp (X3)

 

[afterlife2]

Can't wait to see the results, congrats Nestor.
Got this after the other one I bought didn't work(sent it back):
http://lynchburgmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC08467.jpg
Hooked it up last nite to the TLSGuy Vinyl setup, but it was late and I could not play with it. Now I have Jimbo BASS! Thanks TLSGuy for helping find it and for the instructions.

 

[fuzz092888]

From talking with the sales guy, I chose it for the following reasons;

1.) DLNA .. I can see media shared from my PC. That's my biggest reason.
2.) The other is that the apps that the ROKU has which the WD does not was it explained to me that it streams the more obscure stuff which I'm not really interested in.

FWIW Roku 3's can use Plex which is supposed to be very good, really easy to use and looks great partly because it reads metadata. I've been using that, albeit not very much yet, but so far I like it more than the DLNA feature on the Onkyo.

 

[3db]

FWIW Roku 3's can use Plex which is supposed to be very good, really easy to use and looks great partly because it reads metadata. I've been using that, albeit not very much yet, but so far I like it more than the DLNA feature on the Onkyo.

I have 60 days to return if I'm not happy with it. I'm going to be testing the hell out of it to see whether or not I will be keeping it.

 

[Nestor]

 

[Nestor]

Can't wait to see the results, congrats Nestor.
Got this after the other one I bought didn't work(sent it back):
http://lynchburgmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/DSC08467.jpg
Hooked it up last nite to the TLSGuy Vinyl setup, but it was late and I could not play with it. Now I have Jimbo BASS! Thanks TLSGuy for helping find it and for the instructions.

Nice. Was it easy to dial in?

 

[afterlife2]

Honestly Nestor It took me time to adjust it to my liking. I was getting a hollow sound on the speakers and it bugged the crap out of me. A simple push of the button on the back of the unit did the trick and now it sounds great.

 

[fuzz092888]

A big thanks to adk highlander and another more gratuitous thanking will be forthcoming Monday when it arrives, but I just bought one of these bad boys today, it'll be shipped today, and delivered Monday.

 

[afterlife2]

^^Nice computer.

 

[fuzz092888]

^^Nice computer.

The damn things sure do look like'em, don't they?

 

[adk highlander]

I was wondering how long you could hold out before telling everyone. Glad I could help.