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anyone have any opinions or experiences with above product? looking for much more ease of listening to voices during ht. my speakers are mismatched as are my amps. i am using technics ht processor which may be the source for much improvement. was using all same speakers at front (energy veritas) in past but voices no better. its not that my set up is bad its just that i am looking for improvement for least possible costs. was thinking of a ht pre but not sure how much improvement i will get or just changing to a ht receiver but not sure how much 2channel quality i will lose, if any. an arcam avr300 would be ideal but costs....also thinking i need a sub again - had a rel storm and was too much with floorstanders in ht but only have these little quad 11L's in quite a large room now - in apt so trying to keep boom down. also any thoughts on how much a dvd player can make with ht audio? i am using a very inexpensive toshiba using the digital out. thanks!
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It seems you are not happy with the sound quality of your current setup. It is NOT the speakers! It is the electronics. I learned this lesson (again). You need to have a decent source & pre-processor. Speakers only reproduce what they are given. I switched from the Technics pre-processor (AH500D) to a Marantz 560. Big difference. Use only digital cables, not optical. Again big difference. I am using an Integra DVD player, with a good quality power cord. These things all cleaned up the sound.I orginally learned the importance of the source & electronics in stereo days...learned it again with HT.
i have alot of different routes to go. possibly changing everything, basically. thought i would be able to mix n match - against most opinions - but am finding not the easiest route.
...with mismatched speakers AND mismatched amps you are going about this the hard way.I dunno much about your Technics pre-pro but suspect it's not a star at its price point. Your Toshiba is probably doing you no favors either. However, a quality outboard DAC might work wonders for you in 2 channel.
Maybe consider a long term HT/music project - if you like the Quad 11s plan on eventually acquiring a full set along with a fast sub (I'm using a Nola Thunderbolt which is killer but other subs, including the older Alon Centris would likely do well along with REL et al.) Matched speakers, with natural timbres, simply sound better to and more balanced for surround sound, both HT & music. Mismatched speakers sound - well, mismatched. And I hate unnatural sounding voices.
If HT is important you could be on the watch for a good HT receiver like a used AVR300, Anthem, Rotel or late model Denon. Or check out the Yamaha Townsend mentions. Upgrade your wires and PCs. Don't be in a hurry or something will suffer along the way. Go for quality over quantity. Look for receivers with a very good pre/pro sections.
If you don't care as much about good musical playback as HT then your task is much easier. The AVR300 is proably overkill in that case.
I'm not familiar with the Cambridge in person.
I used to have several threads in my favorites list with long detailed discussions about this amp, and its many problems.I have since deleted the links, but there were many owners miffed about the poor performance of this receiver. Trying searching on Google. Sorry I can't be more specific . . .
I would wait till the second generation unit comes out and the problems are ironed out.
The Perfect Vision mag is raving about a Yamaha receiver that retails for about 600.00--in the same price range as the Cambridge.
all the best townsend
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