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  1. gene

    Aragon Soundstage Questions

    If you are sending 5.1 via analog outs of the Oppo to the Soundstage, it will not recombine the sub channel to the mains if you set it to 5.0 b/c it will ignore the sub input. I suggest buying an amp for your sub, making it active and using the sub connection. You will be a lot happier.
  2. gene

    RBH 641-SE any reviews or owner feedback?

    If I may chime in here, in my family room system, I am running the following speakers: Status Acoustics Decimos (similar to 61-SE/R but with improved cabinets) 661-SE/R center channel 44-SE side channels MC-615 in-ceiling back surrounds In a wide open room like mine, the 44-SE's...
  3. gene

    EMP VT-40.2 Tube Amplifier & 41-SE/B Speaker System Review

    You're sub is much better performance wise. I wanted something so small that it could be hidden under my desk behind my paper shredder. My office is only 10ft x 6ft so I didn't need much sub in here. Nobody even knows there is a hidden sub in my office. The system is a sleeper and I love it...
  4. gene

    EMP VT-40.2 Tube Amplifier & 41-SE/B Speaker System Review

    Very nice. I have those same signatures on my T30s :)
  5. gene

    DD Ex 5.1 sounds better than TrueHD

    DD EX is louder b/c it has much more compression. If you level matched both formats you would likely prefer the uncompressed sound of TrueHD.
  6. gene

    Aragon Soundstage Questions

    If memory serves, there are independent channel calibrations for DD/DTS and the multi channel input so you need to calibrate for both scenarios. If you set the processor for 5.1 and don't use a sub, the LFE channel will NOT combined back to the mains. You need to go into your DVD player...
  7. gene

    EMP VT-40.2 Tube Amplifier & 41-SE/B Speaker System Review

    No I didn't try any subs but EMP acknowledged the gain is a bit high on the line level out. You can try using it, but I had better results speaker level with the Velodyne sub I used.
  8. gene

    EMP VT-40.2 Tube Amplifier & 41-SE/B Speaker System Review

    hmm, looks like they recently raised the sale price. I fixed it in the review. I also knocked the value score down 1/2 point as a result :( thanks.
  9. gene

    Problem with Yamaha RX-V992

    sounds like a problem with the digital clocking or oscillator circuit. Its either going bad or you have a bad solder joint. The 992 was a good receiver. I had it for a time but it lacks DTS and the latest surround formats. It may be time for an upgrade and sending the 992 into another room...
  10. gene

    GOOD comedies ?

    Superbad Wedding Crashers Semi-Pro Dodgeball Death to Smoochy
  11. gene

    Oppo BDP-83SE better DAC

    good point but that would also involve a chassis change to accomodate. They keep the production costs low by sharing two models on the same platform.
  12. gene

    Oppo BDP-83SE better DAC

    I requested a review sample from Oppo. I will bench the 2 players side by side to see what is happening.
  13. gene

    Oppo BDP-83SE better DAC

    I don't even use the analog outs of my BDP-83 but I feel the itch to upgrade myself just because it says "Special Edition" :)
  14. gene

    RBH T2 on Audiogon

    Don't get afflicted with my disease. You don't know how much lost sleep I've had just wondering if I could tweak my system an extra 1/2 dB better and how much "improved" sound I could get when RBH launches their new Status lineup. I am actually getting ready to recalibrate my system in an...
  15. gene

    EMP Tek Impression Series E5TiR Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review

    Good deal. You should post some before and after pics. My family room speakers are installed on a cabinet and I used Auralex Mopads to decouple them which worked out great. http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/acoustics/auralex-mopads-monitor-isolation
  16. gene

    EMP Tek Impression Series E5TiR Floorstanding Loudspeaker Review

    In-room measurements look like that and usually worse.
  17. gene

    Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray player Review

    The DVD-A1UDCI has the best sounding analog outputs I've ever heard in a DVD or Blu-ray player. Its that good! It's built like a tank and is also very good at isolating vibrations as evident while I was whacking on it playing a CD and it never skipped. I've had situations where I've placed a...
  18. gene

    FS: Denon DVD-5910CI with 1080p Upgrade $900

    I have a perfect working DVD-5910CI with 1080p upgrade for sale. $900 + shipping. All original packing and manuals included. Review link: http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/transports/dvd-players/denon-dvd-5910ci
  19. gene

    Hands On Xbox 360, Facebook, Twitter, Last.Fm, Instant Streaming

    why couldn't they add Pandora? Geesh!
  20. gene

    Do expensive CD players sound better?

    The sonic differences between CD players only matter when using the analog outputs of the respective players. Most people are using digital outs to their AVR's which now become the limiting factor. Most modern AVR's have very high quality DAC's so it becomes a moot point. Read my Denon...
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