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Re: A/V receiver specs question?
SirQuack #390528 03/02/13 11:31 PM
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thanks for the great replies. So with a SPL meter I CAN adjust sub levels manually if I was to buy a Pioneer Elite? That's great. That's what I needed to know, thank you smile

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receivers don't "sound" different, unless your introducing changes to the EQ, Calibration settings, room setup. They are designed to be ruler flat from 20Hz to 20KHz from the factory.


all I can say is I strongly disagree. I would bet a lot of money on the fact that I could tell a class a/b amp from a class d amp blindfolded. Even though I don't have experience with "new" receivers, I've owned A LOT of equipment in my life and there is most definitely a difference and no one can convince me otherwise. Many receivers DO sound different, running in direct mode without EQ

Although I do appreciate the opinion either way. smile


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Re: A/V receiver specs question?
Cohesion #390529 03/02/13 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted By: cohesion
Honestly the 'room correction' systems may not be as important as you think. Have you got a sound system in your room already? How is the sound?

No system can truly correct for poor room acoustics. The best they can do is mask some of the worst symptoms using equalization. A better approach would be to fix the underlying issues using acoustic treatments. These need not be excessively expensive.

If you go with this approach you can save money by getting a good used receiver or preprocessor that lacks these features but can still produce excellent sound.


yeah, I have little experience with all this new room correction stuff. I agree, speaker placement is key. Although, I also have little experience with "acoustic treatments". Are you talking about sound absorbtion panels, putting area rugs down, etc?

Right now my old system sounds pretty decent. Although I would like to put a big area rug down on the floor...it's all vinyl hardwood and the adjoining room is tile.


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Re: A/V receiver specs question?
Mad_Chesser #390530 03/03/13 12:26 AM
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I know different amplifiers shouldn't sound different, but I've had 4 different receivers in the past 4 years. Both of the Pioneer elites sound similar. I never could get the Denon to sound the way I liked it. And the Sony was just trash.

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CatBrat #390531 03/03/13 12:30 AM
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Hmmm interesting, I normally love denon's sound. I've only owned one sony and that was years and years ago.

I'm going to pick up a SC-61 and buy a SPL meter as well.

The SC61 is on for $899 right now in town here.


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Re: A/V receiver specs question?
Cohesion #390532 03/03/13 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted By: cohesion
Honestly the 'room correction' systems may not be as important as you think. Have you got a sound system in your room already? How is the sound?

No system can truly correct for poor room acoustics. The best they can do is mask some of the worst symptoms using equalization. A better approach would be to fix the underlying issues using acoustic treatments. These need not be excessively expensive.

If you go with this approach you can save money by getting a good used receiver or preprocessor that lacks these features but can still produce excellent sound.


I agree with you on your assessment on the misnomer of "room correction". I am of the opinion that fixing placement and room related issues through loudspeaker equalization is a poor idea.


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Re: A/V receiver specs question?
Mad_Chesser #390534 03/03/13 01:50 AM
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There are many challenges out there for $10,000 and higher for those that think they can tell the difference, you should sign up. JohnK, for some reason Coppola's article won't load anymore, hope someone saved it. Mad should have been on that panel. smile


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Re: A/V receiver specs question?
SirQuack #390543 03/03/13 03:09 AM
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Yeah, Randy; the Coppola site is down. The Stereo Review double blind listening tests can now be found here . Still unchallenged(by contrary results in controlled tests, not just by stubborn disagreement)after all these years, but with plenty of people fervently believing(as did many of those in the SR tests in the open listening sessions before the blind tests began)that they can hear the inaudible. The importance of controlling all factors so as to be as identical as possible and having no knowledge of the identity of the unit being listened to simply isn't grasped by many.


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Re: A/V receiver specs question?
Mad_Chesser #390554 03/03/13 12:28 PM
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the sound treatment i did in my room, 3 4x8 ft panels of 1 in. thickness, cost about $225.
i did not do it for looks, otherwise it would have cost more.

it changed the sound quality from unacceptable most of the time to superb sound even for movies at Ref. Level or any music CD/SACD i have.

this represents superb price to improvement ratio.

Re: A/V receiver specs question?
Mad_Chesser #390558 03/03/13 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted By: Mad_Chesser
Hmmm interesting, I normally love denon's sound. I've only owned one sony and that was years and years ago.

I'm going to pick up a SC-61 and buy a SPL meter as well.

The SC61 is on for $899 right now in town here.


You could also look for a sound meter app for your smartphone. I have 3 or more on my Android. Each was free and works fine for level matching.

Re: A/V receiver specs question?
J. B. #390559 03/03/13 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted By: J. B.
the sound treatment i did in my room, 3 4x8 ft panels of 1 in. thickness, cost about $225.
i did not do it for looks, otherwise it would have cost more.

it changed the sound quality from unacceptable most of the time to superb sound even for movies at Ref. Level or any music CD/SACD i have.

this represents superb price to improvement ratio.


This seems a good example of what can be done for reasonable cost in an extreme case where the room itself was acoustically very bad. In my case the room itself is fairly good to begin with so furniture and speaker placement is sufficient to achieve a very good result.

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