Wonder what will happen to Integra. I have their pre/pro.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marksp...quire-onkyo-corporations-home-audio-division/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marksp...quire-onkyo-corporations-home-audio-division/
Samsung and this Sound United cover the majority of known brands. I'm not sure how to feel about it.
With the growing popularity of sound bars, headphones and Sonos type systems, one wonders if the home theater era is coming to a close.
No more so than the serious stereo system is coming to and end.With the growing popularity of sound bars, headphones and Sonos type systems, one wonders if the home theater era is coming to a close.
Yeah I mean I watch Frasier a lot I don't need holophonic object based projectile mapping surroundMy compromise has always been to connect my television and Bluray player to my 2 channel system with big Quad 2805 speakers and a good subwoofer. The combination sounds a lot more convincing that an AV system with multiple smaller speakers.
But what is the overall point? You have more than one room available so your good media stuff is in the "family" room.To JJB70’s point, we have a HK aura speaker and nothing else in our lounge. That’s as far as we are prepared to go, favouring face to face conversation over the distraction of a TV or Stereo. The TV and stereo are relegated to our upstairs family room where we go to watch TV or listen to music.
That about says it all. LOLYeah I mean I watch Frasier a lot
Your loss. There are many here would tell you a good multich rig is the SOTA in home reproduction.The point is we don’t have 6 to 12 speakers dotted all over any of our rooms
I wouldn't bet the house they don't exist but sadly we don't have anyone out there doing comprehensive measurements of the market. We can't automatically lump everything into the same basket that Amir found of the Marantz 8805. I would also make the point that there's a lot of room for debate on how audible the Marantz's measured shortcomings may actually be. A near impossible task to do any type of DBT comparing in any case. I will say that @Kal Rubinson at Stereophile didn't hear any major issues with it's sound and he has put together some really high tech alternatives to compare against.I would love for someone to build a really high-quality AVR that measures as well as a good stereo rig - such a device would be so desirable.
Wonder what will happen to Integra. I have their pre/pro.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marksp...quire-onkyo-corporations-home-audio-division/