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got it and yes just found on this site and messaged but looks like 2022 build out timeframe on buckeye. hoping could do sooner. really appreciate advice and answers!
do either of those have direct online wesite ordering? trying to google both but maybe just not looking the right way?
got it and yes just found on this site and messaged but looks like 2022 build out timeframe on buckeye. hoping could do sooner. really appreciate advice and answers!
so one factor. I was hoping to move to a more warm natural sound with class a/b. these suggestions would be class d amps. I currently am running the rotel rkb-8100 v3 and ofcourse not as much power but not really sure power is what will improve the overall theatre sound. do you have experience with how these amps sound incomparison to say the monolith a/b amp. I am happy to have more headroom if they sound as good and the bonus is that it doesnt weigh 100 pounds and has a lower profile.If you need i within a week or sooner then go with VTV.
so one factor. I was hoping to move to a more warm natural sound with class a/b. these suggestions would be class d amps. I currently am running the rotel rkb-8100 v3 and ofcourse not as much power but not really sure power is what will improve the overall theatre sound. do you have experience with how these amps sound incomparison to say the monolith a/b amp. I am happy to have more headroom if they sound as good and the bonus is that it doesnt weigh 100 pounds and has a lower profile.
sure, Gene over at audioholics loves monoprice monolith amps and they measure well, the one he measured was older and they have balanced xlr inputs now.New thought, marantz av8805a and monoprice monolith 7 amp good combo?
so one factor. I was hoping to move to a more warm natural sound with class a/b. these suggestions would be class d amps.
decided on the yamaha cx-a5200 in combination with the mx-a5200. I know not anywhere near dirac but have nit foubd that at this time there is a bug free processor and combo that I cant wait for while enjoying the yamaha experience. Tbh I dont have the very best speakers or location given my theatre room is wide open I dont believe even dirac would be able to correct completely. seemed a good deal and had good reviews. thoughts.
decided on the yamaha cx-a5200 .... seemed a good deal and had good reviews. thoughts.
well although dont need xlr since both sit on the shelf together but describe what at the distance of less than a foot the xlr bug would affect?
when I get this in lets do testing. Guide me on what I need to do to provide answers and I am ready to help adress issues you have had in the past. I can always sell this combo if we find it fails.
CX-A5100:
Brown: Unbal - 90dB @ 1kHz
Red: Bal -95dB @ 1kHz
CX-A5200:
Purple: Unbal -88dB @ 1kHz
Blue: Bal -72dB @ 1kHz
As you can see there's actually about a 23dB difference in distortion between the CX-A5100 and CX-A5200 at the same drive level and test conditions via the XLR outputs. The difference in distortion between the CX-A5100 and CX-A5200 unbalanced outputs was only 2dB in this comparison.
Yamaha confirmed my measurements and discovered the culprit to this increased distortion had something to do with how the volume control IC interacts with the XLR outputs. This is something they plan to resolve in future models but cannot make a hardware change to this current model.
I think for my use even the critical ear wouldnt notice an audible difference using xlr or rca being the units are within 1 foot of each other. is this correct?