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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,491
    edited July 2010
    I can honestly say I do not hear a difference between HDMI audio and using the optical link I am using now... Picture quality on the other hand is another story and HDMI does look better.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2010
    I've been using Onkyo receivers as a pre/pro for the last few years without any issues.

    As for an amp, keep your eyes open, there are more than a few 3 and 5 channel amps out there.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2010
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    I can honestly say I do not hear a difference between HDMI audio and using the optical link I am using now... Picture quality on the other hand is another story and HDMI does look better.
    That's probably because you haven't compared TrueHD to plain old Dolby Digital. It's like comparing lossless to a 320kb MP3.
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  • Zitro
    Zitro Posts: 864
    edited July 2010
    Face wrote: »
    That's probably because you haven't compared TrueHD to plain old Dolby Digital. It's like comparing lossless to a 320kb MP3.

    The difference between those two is surprisingly audible, even off of an ipod plugged into the AUX of a car HU. Too bad lossless is so space-consuming.
    - Jeremy

    Amps: Jolida FX-10, NAD 3045, NAD C320BEE, Sansui G-9700
    Speakers: Polk Monitor 7A's, KEF Reference 104aB
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,244
    edited July 2010
    grimmace19 wrote: »
    I think your advice for the cheap receiver and separate amp off the bat will work the best.

    So now I'm open to suggestions for both. Keep in mind the price tags a little bit... not sure how much I can truly spend without the fiance going nuts BUT, she knows that on my audio quest I need to just do it right.

    Hit me with suggestions.
    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    HDMI is over-rated IMHO...

    There is 1 receiver that comes to mind that will solve both problems...

    http://www.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?intamult&1280763464&/Sunfire-Ultimate-Recevier-7x20

    I need your budget if this is your idea of a cheap AVR:p:D:D

    grimmace19 wrote: »
    Appreciate the link but now I just feel like a flat out noob. Am I somehow able to get the TrueHD out of that for movie tracks? I thought you had to use HDMI from say a ps3 into a receiver capable of truehd in order for it to not be synthetic? Am I missing something? I truly don't mind going from hdmi to the tv as long as I'm not losing the sound in the process...

    Using a PS3 you'll have to use HDMI. The linked AVR had multi-channel inputs. Using a Blu-ray player with multi-channel outputs would allow you to get TrueHD with that AVR. Again, if you'll be using your PS3 as your blu-0ray player, this is not an option for you.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,491
    edited July 2010
    If one considers there would be no urgent need to get an external amp AND an AVR with this choice, the economy of my suggestion is easy to see.:)
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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