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I am not sure if the 565A is a universal player in which case you would need to use the 5.1 analog connection to the receiver analog input to enjoy Hi-RES DVD-A and SACD. They won't be fed via digital coax. If not, I would think the digital coax is sufficient. Using the digital...

What risks are they talking about? While I would say that bi-wiring facilties can seem to work as a marketing tool for speakers (many consumers like them that way), I see no clear disadvantage bi-wiring a bi-wireable set of speakers. At least, you get to increase the effective wire gauge...

Within their price range and their reputation, I would be surprised to learn if Krell is any better than Perreaux amps which are pure Class 'A' amps if not mistaken. 200 watts is a lot of muscle sufficient to drive any diffucult speakers like planars. Just my 2 cents.

Bringing the tweeters to ear level where you are seated can be done in two ways, using adjustable stands, or tilting the speakers so the tweeters fire at your ear level at an angle.

The Objective of Hi-Fi PLAYBACK at home is to accurately reproduce a recording. Not to sound like the real thing. Capturing the real thing as realistically as possible is the OBjective of Hi-Fi RECORDING. The two are separate. And while the two objectives are supposed to achieve a seamless...

Hi unregistered, I tried compiling about 40 wav tracks of Peter White to be burned to a DVD-R as an audio disc. Unfortunately, the Nero and SonicMyDVD softwares identified the DVD medium as not appropriate for the job. Obviously they won't burn a DVD disc with a mere wav compilation...

I don't see any problem with the pairing. If you like what you hear, then get them. Personally I'd mate a B&W with a Rotel, not entirely because the brand is the official test amplifers for B&W speakers. But I've heard the pairing sound superb. Having said that, I think the B&W 600 series...

I think you're going the right track. Those MArtin Logans do need sufficient power to be driven, as planars do. If you can find the older Acurus 3-channel amps above 200wpc,(model 200X3 or A200X3) you could get better value as these products have long been discontinued and should be on reduced...

A matter of personal preference. THough I have a higher regard for the ES series of SONY.

I also use an Acurus A250 for fronts and an Acurus 200X3 for center and rears to power identical floorstanders for front and rear. Not only do I get excellent HT sounds from those DD and DTS tracks, but equally so for high resolution multichannel DVD-A and DTS-CDs. The Aragon, Rotel and NAD...

In my experience, going from pure HT receivers to separate power amps yielded subtle but definite and istinct sonic improvements. My only familiarity with the Outlaw products are what I've read in reviews and they seem to be excellent products on their own. You can always do a cursory...

Thanks, whoever you are, unregistered. :) I asked because I normally would launch AudioDVDCreator just to compile a list of 16/44.1 wav files into a DVD-R to get about 50 tracks into one. It creates a video_ts folder with VOB files and seems to take forever. So I can just use a Nero burner...

Ofcourse... audio experts. Correct me if wrong, but they must be in the 35+ age group. People in that age group are not known to possess the ability to discern above 17khz. :) Why not use teenagers?

It is fairly common for mechanical devices to require some break-in period when new so they can perform at their best. Speakers are electro-mechanical devices. So there's a mechanical portion. They may not be as complex as a car engine, but they have parts that behave like mechanical parts as...

If I recall right LPs have a theoretical dynamic range limit of around 80db while CDs have around 96db. Those Hi res formats, even more. Perhaps the recorded specimens considered in the study have been mixed to compensate for the media's inherent limitations. Boosting the dynamics in LPs...

I want to compile favourite CD tracks into a DVD-R. Is it a must to compile WAV files into VOB files to be read in any home DVD player?

Have no idea. But for sure, it must require either a forklift or a few Mr. Universe guys to carry. :D

ooops, forgot to log on. that's me above.

After about a week-long sabbatical, I am not entirely surprised at the responses to my question. All your points have been well received. It may be the policy of this forum to do so as its notion of courtesy dictates. I have no quarel with that. You've made your point. Now let me make...

Here's a quote from one of Gene's responses on the Z9 thread. And according to the administrators, I should just post my questions here. Highlight is mine. I am curious. Why should an INDEPENDENT reviewer allow his review to be looked over by the manufacturer of the product under test...