Video Asylum

Posted by Audioquest4life (A) on March 06, 2015 at 18:39:46

In Reply to: RE: Integrating analog with digital posted by stehno on February 28, 2015 at 22:26:29

Thank you for that detailed response; however, your analysis of what state you think my two channel setup currently is way off the mark. I am pretty confident that my mostly analog system is more than exotic enough for about 90 percent of those audio enthusiasts who surf the audioasylum channel. My reference preamp, the Octave Jubilee, offers up plenty of ultra high resolution two channel audio with the Aesthetix IO Signature. While stationed in Germany, I tried the ASR Emitter and ASR phono, but not my cup up tea. Likewise, the Einsten tube and Einstein preamp were also not my cup of tea.

While I agree with you in concept regarding more equipment, cabling, heat, etc., I am using the Mcintosh MVP891 in a very similar fashion as you. I have routed the center and rears to analog outs from the player to the surround receiver. I am okay watching 3D, Blu-ray, or DVD movies in 5.1 in the current configuration. It is the digital media where I have the issues. For my research, it appears that both the Oppo 103 and 105 have analog in and analog out. The question is does it matrix or down sample the HDMI input from a digital device to two channels, or leave the DAC conversion as is to true 7.1 output.

Similarly, my Krell SACD has been the best SACD player I have heard, regardless of price. The new Mcintosh MVP891, the best movie player.

I might get the Mcintosh MX150 and surround multichannel amp and be done with it.