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| Oppo 205 with Parasound JC-1s Having now reread John Atkinson's review of the JC 2, I'll use it. All components except the JC 1s will be in the Salamander rack; the JC 1s will flank the rack. It's only a minor downsizing regression. So the setup will be Oppo 205 or Nucleus,... | |
| Oppo 205 with Parasound JC-1s If a preamp is needed to match Oppo 205 outputs with JC 1 inputs I have a JC 2. All components could be accommodated in my Salamander rack for a tidy package. | |
| Oppo 205 with Parasound JC-1s I have listed an Ayre QX-5 Twenty, KX-5 Twenty, and VX-5 Twenty for sale. A Bryston SP-3 processor and two NAD amps will follow, and perhaps four LS50s, three Velodyne HGS-15s with SMS-1s bass managers, and a KEF Reference 204/2C. Probably sell th... | |
| Oppo 205 with Parasound JC-1s My OP was written late at night and was thinking out loud. The next morning I tried to delete it. But a couple of replies bought useful clarification to my thinking. Although my goal is simplification, the JC-1s with the Reference 1s would add on... | |
| Emphasis on stereo but need a complete solution. I rarely used the surround setup in our HT because of the bother, so I installed a Sony HT A9 SW5. Now immersive surround is always available. What I didn't expect was how good the HT A9 SW5 setup would be for music. The sources are eARC via an... | |
| To ROON or not to ROON? I suspect OP's problem isn't with Roon. I use a Roon Nucleus and have never experienced the problem OP complains about, nor did I experience it when I ran Roon on my iMac. I use Qobuz, Tidal, and files I ripped from CDs. | |
| Steve Guttenberg reviews an ATC active? I couldn't help wondering if his gushing review of the ATC speaker was atonement for his previous denigration of active speakers. | |
| KEF Reference 1s v LS50 Metas KEF has done a great job with their Connect app that permits setting a number of parameters of the DSPs within the LS60s. I use it to integrate the LS60s with the room and the KEF KC62 subs. I have no equivalent for the Reference 1s, although I ... | |
| KEF Reference 1s v LS50 Metas Certainly in terms of MSRP they are a step above. When you add the cost of the Ayre gear I used with the Reference 1s, the cost is much more. The speakers sound a bit different, but I'm not sure which I prefer. Both sound superb. Although both... | |
| Sony HT A9 for music Today I connected an HDMI switch to the input of the Sony HT A9 processor and selected a Blue Ray on the Oppo 205. Both audio and video are excellent, better than input through the 85" Sony TV. For some reason, Blue Ray audio from the Oppo seems... | |
| KEF Reference 1s v LS50 Metas My OP should have been clearer. I have LS50 Metas and Reference 1s that I’d like to use with my AX-7e and C5xeMP for a vintage setup.. The room is 14 X 19 and used mainly for HT with a Sony HT A9 setup. Any listening will be to jazz and baroque at... | |
| Sony HT A9 for music When downsizing I realized we use the media room for HT and the living room for music. So I replaced the KEF Reference 1s and Ayre gear in the media room with the Sony HT A9, and the LS50 W2s in the living room with LS60s. I’m very happy with thos... | |
| Assistance in selecting new speakers… For HT I recently replaced KEF Reference 1s and LS50s driven by Ayre gear and a Bryston SP3 processor with Sony HT A9 & SW5. For music I'm using KEF LS60 and a pair of KC62s. I think the sound of both setups is superb in their own ways, and ... | |
| Surround Theater Speakers Suggestions I've been amazed by the sound and convenience of the Sony HT A9. I use it everyday, whereas I rarely used the Bryston SP3 and KEF LS50s.. | |
| I Was Considering Active, Then I Watched This ... I used KEF LS50 W2s with a pair of KC62 subs and now use LS60s with the subs in one setup and balanced Ayer gear with KEF Reference 1s in another. I'm undecided, but I may keep both -- I'll surely keep the LS60s. I use the actives with the excel... |