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[Show spoiler] The Panasonic and Sony models are built around panels manufactured by LG ..................... So there's only one OLED panel producer ![]() Says the man stalking me around these pages ......................... ![]() Visuals by...... Panasonic~ Oppo Audio by... DUAL~ Grado ~ Yamaha ~ Pro-ject ~ Oppo ~ Vincent Harman/Kardon~ Acoustic Research ~ Light Harmonics ~ acurus ~ Dahlquist SVS
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7.2 Denon 4520c.i. AVR, Sony 65" 4K HDR X900E, Monster HTS-1600, AMD Custom Built Computer/Media Player, Polk Audio RTi 12 Speaker's-Main's, Polk Audio CS-2 Center, JBL ES 80 Speaker's Surround, Polk Monitor 60 Surround Back, Acoustech 12" PL 200 Sub, Polk Audio 10" PSW 110 Sub, Sony BDP 570-SACD, Panasonic BDP 360 2.0 Onkyo 809 AVR, Polk Audio Monitor 70s, Audio Technica AT-LP-120
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#124 | |
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May 2016
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ONKYO TX-SR605B - oppo BDP-83 - SONY KDS-50A2020 SXRD Mains: polkaudio RTi12 - Center: polkaudio CSi30 - Surrounds: SpeakerCraft Pre-Installed In-Ceiling - Sub: polkaudio PSW350 - Auralex Acoustics SubDude - MONSTER PowerCenter HT700 2-CHANNEL: ONKYO TX-8555 - marantz CC4001 - TASCAM CD-RW900SL PROFESSIONAL - Numark CDMIX 1 PROFESSIONAL Infinity BY HARMAN PRIMUS P363BK - audio-technica AT-LP120-USB (w/AT95e) - Bell'O AT423T Audio Tower |
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#125 | |
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May 2016
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ONKYO TX-SR605B - oppo BDP-83 - SONY KDS-50A2020 SXRD Mains: polkaudio RTi12 - Center: polkaudio CSi30 - Surrounds: SpeakerCraft Pre-Installed In-Ceiling - Sub: polkaudio PSW350 - Auralex Acoustics SubDude - MONSTER PowerCenter HT700 2-CHANNEL: ONKYO TX-8555 - marantz CC4001 - TASCAM CD-RW900SL PROFESSIONAL - Numark CDMIX 1 PROFESSIONAL Infinity BY HARMAN PRIMUS P363BK - audio-technica AT-LP120-USB (w/AT95e) - Bell'O AT423T Audio Tower |
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#126 |
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Yeah; I believe it was Sony that came up with the OLED technology -- it was introduced a few years back at either one of the CES shows or another trade show...can't remember exactly which one.
But the prototype was like an 11-inch screen or something like that, selling for an astronomical price. It was ridiculous.
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ONKYO TX-SR605B - oppo BDP-83 - SONY KDS-50A2020 SXRD Mains: polkaudio RTi12 - Center: polkaudio CSi30 - Surrounds: SpeakerCraft Pre-Installed In-Ceiling - Sub: polkaudio PSW350 - Auralex Acoustics SubDude - MONSTER PowerCenter HT700 2-CHANNEL: ONKYO TX-8555 - marantz CC4001 - TASCAM CD-RW900SL PROFESSIONAL - Numark CDMIX 1 PROFESSIONAL Infinity BY HARMAN PRIMUS P363BK - audio-technica AT-LP120-USB (w/AT95e) - Bell'O AT423T Audio Tower |
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I truly do not believe it would be a total waste to invest in external amplification solely because I happen to disagree that lossless soundtracks sound tremendously, over-the-top better than lossy variants. Quote:
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I appreciate your feedback regarding OLED versus LCD, though; seems you're quite passionate about the picture quality in that regard, so I will place more value on an LG set for my 4K display purchase in the future. ![]() I wonder why it is that the other brands aren't offering OLED sets. Quote:
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ONKYO TX-SR605B - oppo BDP-83 - SONY KDS-50A2020 SXRD Mains: polkaudio RTi12 - Center: polkaudio CSi30 - Surrounds: SpeakerCraft Pre-Installed In-Ceiling - Sub: polkaudio PSW350 - Auralex Acoustics SubDude - MONSTER PowerCenter HT700 2-CHANNEL: ONKYO TX-8555 - marantz CC4001 - TASCAM CD-RW900SL PROFESSIONAL - Numark CDMIX 1 PROFESSIONAL Infinity BY HARMAN PRIMUS P363BK - audio-technica AT-LP120-USB (w/AT95e) - Bell'O AT423T Audio Tower Last edited by IntelliVolume; 03-28-2017 at 12:18 AM. |
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IE. If your system presently will play at 85-90 dB (which is quite loud) comfortably, adding twice the power (remember only a 3dB increase) and playing your system at the same 85-90 dB I doubt you would hear a difference ![]() Quote:
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7.2 Denon 4520c.i. AVR, Sony 65" 4K HDR X900E, Monster HTS-1600, AMD Custom Built Computer/Media Player, Polk Audio RTi 12 Speaker's-Main's, Polk Audio CS-2 Center, JBL ES 80 Speaker's Surround, Polk Monitor 60 Surround Back, Acoustech 12" PL 200 Sub, Polk Audio 10" PSW 110 Sub, Sony BDP 570-SACD, Panasonic BDP 360 2.0 Onkyo 809 AVR, Polk Audio Monitor 70s, Audio Technica AT-LP-120
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You know, it's funny...I always read on forums such as this one how "no one needs more power than what you're average big-brand, well-made receiver puts out on average..." whenever someone asks a question about upgrading to a power amp. But then I have to wonder...aside from needing to drive a giant room loaded with full-range speakers at full-range, why do folks opt for outboard power amps then? If most of the time the suggestions come down to "you're AVR is fine..." why are there so many people running setups that include big, brawny muscle amps and separate processors? At the end of the day, and coming back to what my original query centered on, if I wanted to make a "sonic dent" by going for a more powerful presentation than my current Onkyo AVR can deliver now, what kind of amplifier power would I be looking at? Let's say -- for a moment and while suspending disbelief a little -- my receiver does put out its "rated" 90 watts per channel...what kind of upgrade would I need to be looking at to hear some real world differences? An amp that puts out 200 watts per channel, 300 per channel? More? Quote:
Still, that's not to say there aren't some really great lossless mixes out there since the format's launch -- 30 Days of Night (TrueHD), Resident Evil: Extinction (TrueHD), The Incredible Hulk (DTS-HD MA), The Dark Knight Rises (DTS-HD MA), The Dark Knight (TrueHD), Casino Royale: Collector's Edition (TrueHD), Skyfall (DTS-HD MA), Iron Man (TrueHD), Iron Man 2 (DTS-HD MA), Batman v Superman (Atmos/TrueHD), Terminator: Genysis (Atmos/TrueHD), San Andreas (Atmos/TrueHD)... I'm just personally not hearing the monumental difference between these lossless tracks and some lossy counterparts as the majority of enthusiasts do. ![]() Quote:
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ONKYO TX-SR605B - oppo BDP-83 - SONY KDS-50A2020 SXRD Mains: polkaudio RTi12 - Center: polkaudio CSi30 - Surrounds: SpeakerCraft Pre-Installed In-Ceiling - Sub: polkaudio PSW350 - Auralex Acoustics SubDude - MONSTER PowerCenter HT700 2-CHANNEL: ONKYO TX-8555 - marantz CC4001 - TASCAM CD-RW900SL PROFESSIONAL - Numark CDMIX 1 PROFESSIONAL Infinity BY HARMAN PRIMUS P363BK - audio-technica AT-LP120-USB (w/AT95e) - Bell'O AT423T Audio Tower |
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ONKYO TX-SR605B - oppo BDP-83 - SONY KDS-50A2020 SXRD Mains: polkaudio RTi12 - Center: polkaudio CSi30 - Surrounds: SpeakerCraft Pre-Installed In-Ceiling - Sub: polkaudio PSW350 - Auralex Acoustics SubDude - MONSTER PowerCenter HT700 2-CHANNEL: ONKYO TX-8555 - marantz CC4001 - TASCAM CD-RW900SL PROFESSIONAL - Numark CDMIX 1 PROFESSIONAL Infinity BY HARMAN PRIMUS P363BK - audio-technica AT-LP120-USB (w/AT95e) - Bell'O AT423T Audio Tower |
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1) The Blu-ray/ HD-DVD wars were still going on strong and I wanted to wait for a victor plus ..... 2) I had already owned the Oppo DV-983H universal DVD player (which the BDP-83 was based on) in my system. Back in 2008 I still remember when I upgraded to the Oppo for my brand new plasma panel how much better my DVD's looked (due to the reasons you mentioned above) and sounded (due to the upgraded DAC's and OP amp) on that screen and system. It was to the point that all of my friends who've come to my house during that period swore I had a HD player ![]() ![]() So I do ................. really understand your views on DVD's and their place in the world ..... I still buy them from time to time due to the much larger library compared to Blu-ray and some titles are just not available in HD. Heck ................... I believe DVD's still outpace Blu's when it comes to total sales. Quote:
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My apologies, as that was certainly not my intention. I simply did not go back in the thread to see your original post. My comment was an opinion on the state of audio today. I am one of the last people on this forum to stir something up. There is nothing wrong with your gear.
Mitsubishi HC7000 projector, Panamorph UH480 anamorphic lens, Stewart Studiotek 120" 2.35:1 screen, Marantz AV7702 MKII, Sherbourn 7/2100 amp (x2) Adcom GFA 7400 (x3) Monster HTPS 7000, Adcom ACE 515, Oppo BDP203, AAD Silver Reference 7, Silver Reference 3C, Silver Reference 1 (x4), AAD M5-x(x14), M-5-t, AADM5-c, Seaton Submersive HP+/Slave combo, Def Tech Supercube II (x3), Dspeaker antimode 8033 sub eq system, Smart Devices CS-3x jr matrix decoders (3)
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Thank you kindly. I have thought about it a couple of times, but never got around to it for some reason. Maybe a project for my next day off.
Mitsubishi HC7000 projector, Panamorph UH480 anamorphic lens, Stewart Studiotek 120" 2.35:1 screen, Marantz AV7702 MKII, Sherbourn 7/2100 amp (x2) Adcom GFA 7400 (x3) Monster HTPS 7000, Adcom ACE 515, Oppo BDP203, AAD Silver Reference 7, Silver Reference 3C, Silver Reference 1 (x4), AAD M5-x(x14), M-5-t, AADM5-c, Seaton Submersive HP+/Slave combo, Def Tech Supercube II (x3), Dspeaker antimode 8033 sub eq system, Smart Devices CS-3x jr matrix decoders (3)
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7.2 Denon 4520c.i. AVR, Sony 65" 4K HDR X900E, Monster HTS-1600, AMD Custom Built Computer/Media Player, Polk Audio RTi 12 Speaker's-Main's, Polk Audio CS-2 Center, JBL ES 80 Speaker's Surround, Polk Monitor 60 Surround Back, Acoustech 12" PL 200 Sub, Polk Audio 10" PSW 110 Sub, Sony BDP 570-SACD, Panasonic BDP 360 2.0 Onkyo 809 AVR, Polk Audio Monitor 70s, Audio Technica AT-LP-120
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#138 |
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Hi fellas, I'm here - just trying to figure out what to do 😊
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ONKYO TX-SR605B - oppo BDP-83 - SONY KDS-50A2020 SXRD Mains: polkaudio RTi12 - Center: polkaudio CSi30 - Surrounds: SpeakerCraft Pre-Installed In-Ceiling - Sub: polkaudio PSW350 - Auralex Acoustics SubDude - MONSTER PowerCenter HT700 2-CHANNEL: ONKYO TX-8555 - marantz CC4001 - TASCAM CD-RW900SL PROFESSIONAL - Numark CDMIX 1 PROFESSIONAL Infinity BY HARMAN PRIMUS P363BK - audio-technica AT-LP120-USB (w/AT95e) - Bell'O AT423T Audio Tower |
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May 2016
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I have actually been toying with the idea of maybe getting a pro amp, like a Crown or QSC, and driving the RTi12 mains with it...or perhaps two pro mono amps and driving each of the Polks with them; don't know what I am going to do yet. I'll respond to Russ' last replies to me as soon as I can...
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ONKYO TX-SR605B - oppo BDP-83 - SONY KDS-50A2020 SXRD Mains: polkaudio RTi12 - Center: polkaudio CSi30 - Surrounds: SpeakerCraft Pre-Installed In-Ceiling - Sub: polkaudio PSW350 - Auralex Acoustics SubDude - MONSTER PowerCenter HT700 2-CHANNEL: ONKYO TX-8555 - marantz CC4001 - TASCAM CD-RW900SL PROFESSIONAL - Numark CDMIX 1 PROFESSIONAL Infinity BY HARMAN PRIMUS P363BK - audio-technica AT-LP120-USB (w/AT95e) - Bell'O AT423T Audio Tower |
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