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Re: Purchasing Advice...Please!
#37053 03/16/04 08:49 PM
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Sorry kcarlile. Well you're better off then I am. I don't even have a receiver! Nobody can top that!


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Re: Purchasing Advice...Please!
#37054 03/16/04 08:53 PM
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That's a bummer. I have a halfway/somtimes working Toshiba SD770 that you can have! (of course, it's over 20 years old, and the left channel doesn't work unless you jiggle the knobs just right, and most of the inputs don't work...)

You can't have my Marantz 2220B.

There, I think I've done my hijacking duty. :-P That's what keeps this place fun.


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#37055 03/16/04 09:14 PM
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believe they were discussing audio drop out, so mute, used in jest was the proper syntax. feel free to correct me if i'm wrong.
dan

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#37056 03/16/04 09:19 PM
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At least some people got the humor in the "mute point" phrase.

Again, misfit, only you know how much this will bother you in the future. To me, like I said before, I could care less. But others it bothered them enough to return their receivers.

Re: OT - grammar nazi
#37057 03/16/04 09:24 PM
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While we're nitpicking.....

I think the phrase is "I *couldn't* care less." Meaning that in no way could you care any less than you do about something, like this post for example.

Oh and I liked the "mute point" bit personally.


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Re: OT - grammar nazi
#37058 03/16/04 09:33 PM
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Oh no! Look what I've started!

Re: OT - grammar nazi
#37059 03/16/04 09:41 PM
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Peter everytime you correct someone's grammar I picture you as an old school teacher wandering the room with a ruler, just waiting to smack some unsuspecting student on the knuckles with it. You've swatted quite a few knuckles around here.



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#37060 03/16/04 09:42 PM
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But I actually could "care less" about it. Anyways......

Re: Purchasing Advice...Please!
#37061 03/16/04 10:39 PM
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Misfit_Toy,

I own the 525, and it also suffers from the audio mute problem. I must admit it's rather annoying. As a matter of fact, I'll probably get a Denon or Yammie next time (they don't have this issue since they don't have the Cirrus DSP).

Anytime the receiver changes processing modes (for example, from DPLII to DD) there is a 2 - 3 second mute. Harman's official explanation for this is the receiver mutes the audio while it is changing DSP modes, to avoid hearing the random noise that can occur during the mode change. But then a few months ago they stated they are working on a fix for the current models.

On a DVD such as Monsters, Inc., you won't be able to hear the first few seconds of the THX intro because the receiver is switching from DPLII (in the DVD menu) to DD (in the THX intro). Not really a big deal, just annoying.

Another example is the DTS 6.1 track on the Extended Edition LOTR:TTT, you can't hear the first few seconds of music in the movie because the receiver is switching to DTS mode, which seems to take a little longer than switching to DD mode.

And while surfing channels on a cable box using the digital audio output, when you land on a program that is encoded in DD, there is a mute while the receiver is changing to DD mode, then another mute when you switch to the next channel that is in analog. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but it gets annoying when channel surfing.

The other night while watching Sopranos I couldn't hear the first few seconds of next week's preview because my 525 was switching from DD to DPLII mode.

[/end_rant]

Jason


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Re: Purchasing Advice...Please!
#37062 03/16/04 10:49 PM
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And there is an example of someone who it bothers. Only you know how much it will bother you.

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