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User Details - Dogmahler
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Sony BDP-S570 SCD-CE595 (not used much) Onkyo TX-SR805 AVR (amp for Surrounds) Emotiva XPA-3 Amplifier for Fronts and Center MB Quart Alexxa S-One Fronts MB Quart Alexxa C-One Center MB Quart Alexxa 10" Sub Emotiva UAC-6.2 In-Ceiling Speakers rear |
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September 6, 2011
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Sorry I have never really performed a comparison with and without the amplifier since I aleady had the amplifier when I bought the 805. My old receiver did not have enough power to drive the MB Quart Alexxa floor standing speakers (so I bought the amplifer) nor could it accept either the DSD or PCM input from the Sony blu-ray player, so I bought ... more | |
September 4, 2011
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I see that the Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver is often recommended in these forums. I purchased a used Onkyo on Ebay and thought I would summarize my experience as I bought it specifically for SACD Playback. I connected a Sony Blu-ray BDP-S570 (Costco version) to play SACDs in DSD mode with output through a separate Emotiva amplifier. On two occasions, ... more | |
November 30, 2010
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Based on the comments of this forum, I purchased an Onkyo TX-SR805 used from Ebay because it 1) has direct DSD conversion and 2) has Audyseey Multi XT, 3) it fit in my budget of about $350. I found that I did not like the sound of the Audyssey as my SACDs as it did seem to roll off the high frequencies. I cannot find a way to tweak the Audyssey ... more | |
November 11, 2010
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I found strange behavior using the same Blue Ray player for SACDs with HDMI audio only playback when the TV is not turned on. Even though the order ofthe connection is Blu-ray-AVR-TV, it seems to matter. Be sure that the TV is turned on. ... more | |
October 23, 2010
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I found the problem to be either my misconfiguraiton or a defective player. I bought it from Costco and they returned it. The replacement unit sent out DSD that the Onkyo could recognized and chanign the listening modes provided the correct 5.1 sound. I think this combination works really well now. ... more |
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