Re: Home Theater Receiver
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Thanks guys. I really appreciate all the helpful suggestions.
Barry
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Re: Home Theater Receiver
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Guys, guys, we just helped someone again. We gotta stop doing that! How are we going to keep up our reputation as unrepentant thread-jackers?
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Re: Home Theater Receiver
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Still torturing myself on equipment choices. *IF* I were to go the route of a separate power amp, say the Emotiva XPA-5or LPA-1, what would I use for a source switcher / pre-processor / preamp / surround decoder? Something like the Emotiva MMC-1? Or would I be better off going with a low-wattage AVR (like the Denon AVR-688) and just not using the built-in amps? Or should I save myself hassle and space and just go for the ever-popular Denon 3808?
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Re: Home Theater Receiver
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I have the 3808 and I love it.
However... I am thinking about addinb the emotiva 2 channel amp for my mains.
I say get the 3808 AND the amp! (oh wait that wasn't one of the choices!)
-David
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Re: Home Theater Receiver
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It's not clear that I can swing the purchase of a 3808 alone, not to mention outboard amps. It would seem that, in the Denon line at least, if you go down on wattage you also go down on features and inputs. I was wondering if there were an ampless pre out there that could deliver the decoding etc. more economically.
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I would think Emotiva or Outlaw would be the places to look for a pre/pro cheaper than or equal to the full featured receivers, but you may have to wait a little as I do not think either one has a pre/pro that decodes all the newer codecs. The Yamaha 663 has outstanding value so far as just being a pre/pro.
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Emotiva or Outlaw ... I do not think either one has a pre/pro that decodes all the newer codecs. You are correct, as far as I know, about Outlaw. Prototype3a and myself are eagerly awaiting a new prepro from Outlaw that will decode TrueHD, among others. I love my Outlaw 990/7125 combo. I wonder how much better TrueHD would be, and I get all excited. Then my wife calls me a spaz and I calm down again.
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I know that Emotiva is on the verge of releasing the update of the MMC-1 ( I think it's the UMC-1 ) which promises to have a lot of those things, including the decoding of the HD soundtracks and upconverting to HDMI.
Steve
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