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10-23-02
The denon onkyo and apex are not even decent mi fi gerar. yo ... Natalie
10-23-02
I had a slightly similiar system with older bw speakers and ... Pe3046
10-23-02
Did you do the demo where your system is or in the garage? ... Jameswei
10-23-02
Painter, are you using your system to watch movies at all or ... Gunbei
10-23-02
Oval 9 is very revealing. probably too much for your source ... Bluefin
10-23-02
Please don't hear this as insulting but are you sure you hav ... Bishopwill
10-23-02
Bishopwill's suggestion is the first place i would look. th ... Rives
10-23-02
Painter: i will also have to concur with "pe3046" ... Chaskelljr2001
10-23-02: Painter
Thanks for the replies!
I guess now if you'll oblige me, does anyone feel up to playing the "match a new integrated amp to my speakers and cables" game?
Hopefully I'll be able to return the Denon, but I am "stuck" with the CDMs and AP-O9s for now. Obviously price is an issue, but if there's an amazing enough unit, I might throw prudence out the window.
Being forced to choose, this will be a music system, as opposed to HT.
Budget: $400 (less if possible, but perhaps could go to around $600 if it was really, really warranted.)
Now on to the specific replies:
1. Natalie: Uhm, thanks for the vague advice. I'm accepting any donations you're offering to help better my system. In the meantime, I'll spend the money that I can.
2. Pe3046: I think I'm in agreement with you. It's all after-the-fact, tho. I thought my research was rock solid, but maybe I should've Posted (here) Before Purchace.
3. Jameswei: Sadly, I think the Onkyo/lampcord sounds slightly better... Could this be the Denon requiring burn-in time?
4. Gunbei: I wanted the best of both worlds, of course! Heh, yeah... I think I do have the curse--pretty badly, too.
5. Bluefin: Are you really saying to get rid of my cables to match the quality of the Denon? I couldn't recoop any cash from the cables at this point, so I'm hesitant to even consider it. My listening room is not ideal at this point, (building a new home soon) but I've situated the speakers as best I can.
6. Bishopwill: Just to be sure, I mis-wired them, and my head nearly imploded in the sonic vacuum! AAIIIEEE!
7. Rives: Done and Done. I think I'd be interested in one of your Test CDs, as I'm currently using my favorite discs as unquantifiable reference.
8. Chaskelljr2001: "...why would you be using an a/v receiver to anchor your music system???" 1.) I didn't set out to create an exclusive music system 2.) Incorrect interpretation of research / belief in web reviews.
"A change in cable wouldn't hurt matters much either." To a more expensive one? NoCanDo.
"And by the way, how is that Apex DVD Player holding up???" The Apex is my favorite little $69 gadget ever. It plays DVDs, DVD-R, VCD, SVCD, MPEG1s, MP3s, JPGs, and a few other odd formats. You can reprogram the ROM to make it region free, disable Macrovision and burn in a custom-made graphical background. Not very "phile" oriented, but a beautiful little H4xie workhorse.
Painter (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
10-24-02
"sadly, i think the onkyo/lampcord sounds slightly bett ... Ezmeralda11
10-24-02
Painter, my experience with friends i've known assembling lo ... Benthar
10-24-02
Painter, does the denon have an analog or 2-ch direct featur ... Inscrutable
10-24-02
I can tell you the integrated's that i was looking at, but m ... Pe3046
10-24-02
I used three different runs of analysis plus oval 9 during t ... Gunbei
10-24-02
Painter: one possible explanation that no one's mentioned ye ... Bomarc
10-24-02
Bomarc raises an interesting point that makes me think ... ... Inscrutable
10-24-02
Yeegads - too much information: i'm not sure what to make of ... Bob_bundus
10-24-02: Painter
Alrighty...
So I just got back from the AV store and listened to systems that were 3 & 4 times the value of what I have, and none of them gave me that WOW factor either.
I think Bomarc hit the nail on the head with the idea that I'm expecting too much.
I appreciate everyone's effort in trying to help me.
I think I'm actually going to just take a break from trying to "fix" the problem right now and listen to what I actually have for a little while.
Painter (Threads | Answers | This Thread)
10-24-02
Painter, i found that it's a rare store that gives you that ... Gunbei
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