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drogulus
Audioholic Intern
Briefly, here's my situation. I just bought a Sony 775 DVD/SACD player, mostly for high rez audio for my PC setup, where I also watch movies using the computers DVD player. Right now I'm using a 2 speaker plus sub arrangement, but I'll add a center channel speaker under the monitor soon. The Sony SACD output will be 3 channel stereo plus sub out.
The problem:Many (most?) SACDs, particularly the classical discs I buy, don't put bass on the LFE channel. Bass management on the Sony player is primitive-you need to select "small" in the menu to redirect bass to the LFE output (120 hz crossover). And my Onkyo receiver has no bass management on the analog inputs.
I have 2 options, I think:
1) Buy an Outlaw ICBM, and put up w/ the extra analog connections. Advantage: all the bass management I'll ever need.
2) Get a new receiver w/ analog bass management, allowing me to redirect bass at a reasonable crossover point.
My budget is limited, so can anybody suggest a receiver that will meet my needs? What brands should I consider? Is there another solution?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
The problem:Many (most?) SACDs, particularly the classical discs I buy, don't put bass on the LFE channel. Bass management on the Sony player is primitive-you need to select "small" in the menu to redirect bass to the LFE output (120 hz crossover). And my Onkyo receiver has no bass management on the analog inputs.
I have 2 options, I think:
1) Buy an Outlaw ICBM, and put up w/ the extra analog connections. Advantage: all the bass management I'll ever need.
2) Get a new receiver w/ analog bass management, allowing me to redirect bass at a reasonable crossover point.
My budget is limited, so can anybody suggest a receiver that will meet my needs? What brands should I consider? Is there another solution?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!