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Post by pedrocols on Mar 23, 2016 8:46:20 GMT -5
Most of the receivers I listened to were pretty bad. Maybe I should've kept my AA monitors and stuck to 2.1 setup, but I've heard how good it sounds on my uncle's setup. Not to mention the Naim I had for a while. I just cannot unhear it now My room correction skills are pretty good too. I believe its worth it - moving all the stuff inc. my amps and speakers. I do have Chromecast and networking functions on my Marantz too. The PC is a necessity, which acts as a HTPC now and then. Your room can also greatly benefit from another kind of correction. Acoustics! Experiment with room acoustic treatment....
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Post by rcheliguy on Mar 23, 2016 12:06:41 GMT -5
Most of the receivers I listened to were pretty bad. Maybe I should've kept my AA monitors and stuck to 2.1 setup, but I've heard how good it sounds on my uncle's setup. Not to mention the Naim I had for a while. I just cannot unhear it now My room correction skills are pretty good too. I believe its worth it - moving all the stuff inc. my amps and speakers. I do have Chromecast and networking functions on my Marantz too. The PC is a necessity, which acts as a HTPC now and then. It's interesting how that resonates. I was watching Avatar on my new UHD TV and through my Electrostatic speakers and was amazed at how sharp and clear a lot of the back ground sounds were. However I almost felt it was distracting while watching the movie. More accurate yes, better for moving watching I'm not so sure. I have a 5.1 system in my media room with Definitive speakers and a Velodyne subwoofer being driven by a Yamaha 7.2 UHD capable receiver. There is no comparing my HiFi stereo system with my MidFi theater system, but I find that I'm just fine watching it for movies. I also have a set of self driven monitors in my office and they don't go very low and are not nearly as articulate as my electrostatics, but they are perfect for that environment when I'm listening to music and working. Once again I don't want the music distracting, but I just want it to sound nice. So I think a lot of this is what your expectations are for your system and what need it satisfies. FYI, I'm perfectly happy with my XPA-2 and have no plans to replace it. My system sounds great the way it is and I'm not stuck in that crazy loop some people are in where they are always swapping out equipment.
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XPA Gen 3
Mar 24, 2016 20:09:04 GMT -5
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Post by toy on Mar 24, 2016 20:09:04 GMT -5
Most of the receivers I listened to were pretty bad. Maybe I should've kept my AA monitors and stuck to 2.1 setup, but I've heard how good it sounds on my uncle's setup. Not to mention the Naim I had for a while. I just cannot unhear it now My room correction skills are pretty good too. I believe its worth it - moving all the stuff inc. my amps and speakers. I do have Chromecast and networking functions on my Marantz too. The PC is a necessity, which acts as a HTPC now and then. It's interesting how that resonates. I was watching Avatar on my new UHD TV and through my Electrostatic speakers and was amazed at how sharp and clear a lot of the back ground sounds were. However I almost felt it was distracting while watching the movie. More accurate yes, better for moving watching I'm not so sure. I have a 5.1 system in my media room with Definitive speakers and a Velodyne subwoofer being driven by a Yamaha 7.2 UHD capable receiver. There is no comparing my HiFi stereo system with my MidFi theater system, but I find that I'm just fine watching it for movies. I also have a set of self driven monitors in my office and they don't go very low and are not nearly as articulate as my electrostatics, but they are perfect for that environment when I'm listening to music and working. Once again I don't want the music distracting, but I just want it to sound nice. So I think a lot of this is what your expectations are for your system and what need it satisfies. FYI, I'm perfectly happy with my XPA-2 and have no plans to replace it. My system sounds great the way it is and I'm not stuck in that crazy loop some people are in where they are always swapping out equipment. I hear what you say and agree with it. As long as I like how it sounds, I'm happy. There's always something to upgrade at some price unless I hit the ceiling. I'm just really, really happy with surround. The other night I was watching this scene from The Walking Dead where Daryl and Aaron (or Aiden?) were stuck in the car and all the walkers were banging on the Windows. The surround mix is so amazing and I appreciate that kind of environments. I never felt that kind of immersion before and that is the reason I don't think I can step down from 5.1 to Stereo anytime soon. Every environment in movies or TV shows has its immersion completed only in 5.1. For me particularly, I enjoy that a little too much. And my extra surround channels (plus center) doesn't represent you much extra investment. I'll continue to slowly upgrade setup particularly because I can and I always spend more than 20-30 hours in research before. I won't invest a lot too (selling used and buying used/ great deal)! How're the ES speakers ? How different are they to you from your perspective ? I really need to demo them After XPA-5, fronts and center are be my next upgrade.
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XPA Gen 3
Mar 24, 2016 20:15:10 GMT -5
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Post by toy on Mar 24, 2016 20:15:10 GMT -5
Most of the receivers I listened to were pretty bad. Maybe I should've kept my AA monitors and stuck to 2.1 setup, but I've heard how good it sounds on my uncle's setup. Not to mention the Naim I had for a while. I just cannot unhear it now My room correction skills are pretty good too. I believe its worth it - moving all the stuff inc. my amps and speakers. I do have Chromecast and networking functions on my Marantz too. The PC is a necessity, which acts as a HTPC now and then. Your room can also greatly benefit from another kind of correction. Acoustics! Experiment with room acoustic treatment.... Room treatment that needs to be done every time I move ? I know it's something to be done for sure but I can't really do it every time. Considering getting some acoustic curtains for the Windows behind the TV to stop the traffic sounds but other than that, I'm open to suggestions. Please advise me if you have any ideas to improve the overall sound. I do have a great sound dampening red rug on the floor. That should absorb the sound pretty well. There's no ceiling fan - which means it'll reflect the sound better and one of side walls is flat too - the other side is complicated with a fire place though. The rear opens into a kitchen unfortunately.
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Post by rcheliguy on Mar 26, 2016 15:48:06 GMT -5
I hear what you say and agree with it. As long as I like how it sounds, I'm happy. There's always something to upgrade at some price unless I hit the ceiling. I'm just really, really happy with surround. The other night I was watching this scene from The Walking Dead where Daryl and Aaron (or Aiden?) were stuck in the car and all the walkers were banging on the Windows. The surround mix is so amazing and I appreciate that kind of environments. I never felt that kind of immersion before and that is the reason I don't think I can step down from 5.1 to Stereo anytime soon. Every environment in movies or TV shows has its immersion completed only in 5.1. For me particularly, I enjoy that a little too much. And my extra surround channels (plus center) doesn't represent you much extra investment. I'll continue to slowly upgrade setup particularly because I can and I always spend more than 20-30 hours in research before. I won't invest a lot too (selling used and buying used/ great deal)! How're the ES speakers ? How different are they to you from your perspective ? I really need to demo them After XPA-5, fronts and center are be my next upgrade. Sorry, it sounds like there was some confusion. I prefer my 5.1 surround for watching movies. My point was that my stereo system has MUCH higher fidelity with amazing stereo imaging and better for music. My 5.1 system is much better for movies and has more boom to shake the walls. What I was saying was that I don't need the same high level of fidelity I get from my stereo for movies. My 5.1 system sounds very good and that is good enough.
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