Recent content by rynberg

I'm very surprised you aren't hearing localization with a sub behind you with such a high crossover frequency.

I don't run separate systems, everything goes through an Anthem MRX-720 AVR and then the 6-channel NC-502 Buckeye amp. I have a Roon server on a NUC connected via HDMI for music and a Shield serving as my streaming box plus endpoint for my Plex server for movies/TV as sources.

Hypex NC502 is dead quiet and has monster power for my F206s. IMO, I see little reason to buy anything other than Class D for 99% of use cases.

Sure, both are clean with enough power. If the amp won't be highly visible, you can save a lot of money by going Buckeye NC502 amp, which I use to power my F206s, C208, and S16s.

How many threads are you going to start on this?

Good point, heavy absorption in the room would alter the Revel's intended in-room balance. I auditioned 4 neutral speakers in my home before picking the Revel Performa3 series and they were the most "alive" of the four (Kef R, JBL HDI, Ascend Acoustics Sierra were the others).

I'm not one to criticize someone's personal decisions -- for example, the Kef R Meta series are fantastically engineered speakers, but they have a much narrower radiation pattern than I PERSONALLY prefer. However, your take on the F206 just doesn't seem to match any objective part of Revel's...

Again, name an AVR with this channel count and features that is performing better than this...people coming from an audio-only stereo-only world need to "get over it" to some extent. That's my point. Expecting a single box to have 19-channels of processing with HDMI and network to have 140 dB...

I don't disagree with that philosophy at all, it's just the ML stuff is just poorly engineered and a waste of money. You mentioned the Kef R6 sounded "hollow", I mean that's an anecdotal finding based on the setup in a store (Best Buy?)...it is a dramatically better performing speaker...

It's a SOTA AVR in my opinion. Who is making a better performing AVR with this channel count and these features? I mean an earlier poster referenced the Trinnov at 3x the cost of this Denon (and also not an AVR).

Eh? Your response is inline with mine and not the type of comment I was addressing. Every time a high channel count AVR is reviewed, we get pointless commentary from stereo-only users and it just reduces S/N ratio here (ironic, given the nature of their comments).

Your posts don't seem to be asking for a better speaker. What are your current fronts?

Running a crossover lower than 80 Hz very rarely offers any benefits whatsoever, especially in a center channel. And especially in a small center channel with small woofers like the C100. What does commercial cinema have anything to do with home use? You are trying to recommend running a puny...

Honestly, this seems like you hardcore angling (or shilling, if I were being more honest) that Martin Logan's poorly engineered speakers are somehow great technology. What they are doing isn't innovative or new in any way and will absolutely still have lobing in a critical frequency range. The...

Another SOTA AVR and the same type of comments from people who don't even have home theater setups (or have simple ones). This is for people who want an all-in-one solution with 15-channels of processing plus multiple subwoofers. You can buy audibly transparent 11-channel processing from Denon...