I'd just make my own probably, but believe the Monoprice one works well enough.Are there any rca to xlr cable manufacturers you would trust? Minus the serpentes oil, of course.![]()
I'd just make my own probably, but believe the Monoprice one works well enough.Are there any rca to xlr cable manufacturers you would trust? Minus the serpentes oil, of course.![]()
Are there any rca to xlr cable manufacturers you would trust? Minus the serpentes oil, of course.![]()
Thanks a lot for your recs, folks! I'm really lucky that I've found this thread. I've saved some money, so I think I'll buy AVR. I think it's worth it. Btw, guys, how do you save money? I mean, it took me like 2 years to save that sum.
Married a rich woman... seems to have worked out pretty well.Thanks a lot for your recs, folks! I'm really lucky that I've found this thread. I've saved some money, so I think I'll buy AVR. I think it's worth it. Btw, guys, how do you save money? I mean, it took me like 2 years to save that sum.
Hello! Hope everyone is well. We're looking for new receiver for our room. Our budget is a bit over $4000. Unfortunately, it's hard to control the acoustics of the room. We are wanting to do a 5.1.2 setup in a 25x20 room. Our speakers are Bowers and Wilkins 702s2, HTM 72s2, and 706 S2. I'm between Denon, Marantz, or the new Sony line. HDMI 2.1 is important to us for Xbox X. This would obviously be for movies, games, but also 2 channel music as well. I steered far away from Arcam after reading reviews and measurements. Is there any huge benefit to going with a massive receiver with lots of channels when I'm only using it for 7 channels? Another idea I had was purchasing a McIntosh MC8207 (for a fantastic price) and pairing it with a Denon receiver with preouts. Would that be a waste of money? I've gone a little crazy reading lots of reviews from Amir and the rest of you amazing folks and got myself into a rut. I really appreciate any insight. Thank you!
Update:
I took the advice of the many that encouraged me to try the x4800 first before purchasing an external amp. However, an external amp is warranted. The speakers need more power for sure.
I was intrigued by the recommendation @ban25 made of Monoprice Monolith 7 ch. Anyone have any experience with it? What about the Emotiva variant? I would love to go with a the NAD M28 or McIntosh. However, the panel of our TV went out. So, budget went down. The pricing blows me away. Anybody have thoughts on either if these two?
My second concern is that Audyssey is killing the 2 channel imaging. Pure Direct sounds more transparent. What in the world could be going on? I turned off midrange compensation and that helped.
How loud are you listening? If you go with an external amp, it is also important to look at the gain if you will be using some channels with the x4800H.I took the advice of the many that encouraged me to try the x4800 first before purchasing an external amp. However, an external amp is warranted. The speakers need more power for sure.
My second concern is that Audyssey is killing the 2 channel imaging. Pure Direct sounds more transparent. What in the world could be going on? I turned off midrange compensation and that helped.
What are the specifics when this "happens"? Can't say I've ever experienced that particularly.That's good to hear. I appreciate your feedback on that.
I understand there will still need to be a lot of fine-tuning done with the app. The center Imaging being somewhat crushed is what bugs me the most. I'll have to do a lot more research in that regard.
We don't typically listen to our speakers very loud, but from what I've gathered, it seems as if the receiver has to try quite a bit harder to provide the appropriate power for movie tracks (including atmos). Two channel listening seems to be okay, but you do have to crank it a little bit. I believe another user stated that the Bowers & Wilkins 7 Series tend to be power hungry. Which, this very well could be the case. After hitting the number 50 on the receiver you can tell another amp is kicking on trying to handle the workload. At least, that's what the second click sounds like.How loud are you listening? If you go with an external amp, it is also important to look at the gain if you will be using some channels with the x4800H.
McIntosh is never the right answer when budget is included in the equation. You pay a premium for Made in USA, premium for the customer service and resale value, and then there is a premium for the cosmetics. As you can see from the flagship products measured at EAC, the performance is fine.
The HypeX nCore line is used by MCIntosh and Marantz. Going with the ATI HypeX line is good. The Monoprice Monolith HypeX line doesn’t do as well with unbalanced inputs, so you are better going with the Monoloth Class AB ones.
Audyssey is dependent on the target curve. Using the app, I would just copy Room Perfect, and only apply Audyssey to 500Hz and below if you prefer the FR curve of the B&W speakers in your room.
Soundstage width is great, but the speakers seem to reappear and don't come across as transparent anymore. The center Imaging between the seems less defined as well.What are the specifics when this "happens"? Can't say I've ever experienced that particularly.
We don't typically listen to our speakers very loud, but from what I've gathered, it seems as if the receiver has to try quite a bit harder to provide the appropriate power for movie tracks (including atmos). Two channel listening seems to be okay, but you do have to crank it a little bit. I believe another user stated that the Bowers & Wilkins 7 Series tend to be power hungry. Which, this very well could be the case. After hitting the number 50 on the receiver you can tell another amp is kicking on trying to handle the workload. At least, that's what the second click sounds like.
We don't typically listen to our speakers very loud, but from what I've gathered, it seems as if the receiver has to try quite a bit harder to provide the appropriate power for movie tracks (including atmos). Two channel listening seems to be okay, but you do have to crank it a little bit. I believe another user stated that the Bowers & Wilkins 7 Series tend to be power hungry. Which, this very well could be the case. After hitting the number 50 on the receiver you can tell another amp is kicking on trying to handle the workload. At least, that's what the second click sounds like.
Thank you for the info about the hypex versus the ab. I did not know that!
I'm going to play around with the target curve, then. I appreciate you and @ban25 giving me that info.
I also don't mind branching away from it in America if I get the quality and longevity.
Soundstage width is great, but the speakers seem to reappear and don't come across as transparent anymore. The center Imaging between the seems less defined as well.
I was very meticulous with pulling the speakers away from the wall and toeing them in just enough.