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In Reply to: John C: I am considering a Pre-Processor... posted by Estes on December 20, 2002 at 05:28:11:
If you want to listen to 2ch source with 2 speakers, then you don't need the proprietary music surround techniques of Meridian. In that case, decent ones with good DAC and decent analog stage, and maybe some bass management would do fine. B&K, Anthem, Aragon, Bryston, Theta.But if you want to get the most out of those 2 ch source, you would want to go with one that has music surround algorithms that not just sound nice and enveloping, but is based on proven psychoacoustic studies which shows that you are hearing something more accurate than the original 2ch source. And in that case, the Meridian is the only game in town with its Trifield processing for 2ch source and Ambisonic encode/decode format.
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Hi lwang: Reread your post. Basically what I want is the best 2ch sound with a surround processor thrown in. However, my impression from reading the magazines is that there are few if any pre/processors that do 2 channel at the same level as my current setup. Merdian & Naim are the only two that seem to keep 2ch intact that are sort of in my price range.
IIRC, Meridian digitizes all analog inputs with a 1 x stereo 24bit Delta-Sigma ADC, at least on the 568.2 moidel.This can mean your turntable's output would get digitized before being output, probably not what you were looking for.
Think you missed the point.It wasn't the soundfields he was worried about, but the raw capability of the 2-channel quality of a pre/processor to replace his current 2-channel pre.
Additional soundfields could be a benefit, but still the old staple of quality 2-channel is paramount.
Hi: Yes that is the point: the raw ability of a pre-processor to reproduce 2ch. I was hoping to get rid of a couple of boxes (ie simplify my system) by getting a high quality pre-pro, so that my 2 ch analogue recordings would sound as good as my current system. My current system is:FT Audio Passive Pre
Roksan AtraXeres phono
Teac VRDS T1
Aragon Dac
Oracle Alexandria Mk III
Technics Processor SH-AC500
Various power amps
Linn Helix (main) & Energy speakers (surrounds)So if I replace the FT Audio & the Technics will I get the same sound quality from an Anthem or Aragon (etc.) pre-processor??
Listening to 2ch via 2ch or multichannel.The point of using the CD player's DAC is debatable, since you are going to run it into another analog gain, attenuation and analog buffer again. You have to see if all that will be better than doing the D/A conversion in the processor, which sometimes has attenuation in the digital domain, resulting in just as many analog stages as in the CD player only.
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