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no-cure

McLoki wrote:

I am guessing because he had just purchased the reciever and could still return it. Since he was not going to use the amplifier section, he saved about $600 by purchasing a cheaper AVR with pre-outs. That gave him a little extra money to spend on his amplifier.

He actually listened to the advice of the forum - it threw me off too at first

Michael

Exactly my logic...I got the receiver from Crutchfield 1.5 weeks ago, and returned this weekend. And with the money I saved on the Denon, I got the Yamaha RXV1600 (THX 2 certified as well) and the LSIC center channel to match my fronts (got a deal from Sound Advice for 1,000). I don't know, I personally did not enjoy the experience with the Denon AVR, too complex to operate, and simply put, the Yammie sounded much better to me and is more intuitive to operate.

My Halo A52 should be coming in tomorrow (brr, ) and I've done some research but I can't seem to find anyone using this Yammie as a pre with the Parasound amp. I know the weakest link in my chain would be the Yammie (LSI15s, Parasound A52 and Yamaha RXV1600) but how would these components mate? I like the Yammie, but it's nothing like the Parasound C1...which will come laaaater down the road once I pay these babies off!!!

Like I told my very patient girlfriend (bless her heart), this is not an obsession (or is it??) it's my hobby!

Once again, I appreciate all's advice! Cheers!

no-cure

McLoki,

Looking at your impressive equipment line up, looks I'm following your footsteps: I'm really enjoying the LSIs, they even kick **** with my underpowered Yammie. I just watched Mr. and Mrs. Smith last night, and boy, I thought the neighbors will be knocking down on my door...

Btw, how do you like the Blue Jeans cables?? I'm using Audioquest Type 4 speaker cable and copperhead interconnect (between my DVD and AVR). Are Audioquest cables overpriced for what they offer??

McLoki

I have tried some audioquest interconnect cables in my system quite awhile ago. I thought the bass was a little thin in them compared to blue jeans cable (the bass was heavier, boardering on bloated in the BJC by comparison).

I thought the highs were better with the audioquest cable though.

Based on the recent changes I have made in my system - I was thinking of changing some of my cables around. I do really like blue jeans cable as a inexpensive but good cable as you are building your system. Once the system is where you want it though - different cables can give you that last little bit of synergy in your system. That is about the point I am at.

IMO - It is not about what cable is inherently better than another - it is more what cable works better in your system than another. If your system is thin in bass, BJC may work great for you. If you think your system is a little laid back maybe a cable that has better detail will be what you want.

The Speaker cables from Blue Jeans cable (10 white) I really like. I have not tried alot of different speaker cables in my system though, so I may not be the best to compare them for you.

Good luck in your search and let us know what you end up with. Personally I would change cables last and get ones that compliment your system. Don't spend big bucks on them first or you will end up selling them or building a system around your cable choice.

Michael

McLoki

no-cure wrote:

I'm using Audioquest Type 4 speaker cable and copperhead interconnect (between my DVD and AVR). Are Audioquest cables overpriced for what they offer??

You are using a digital cable (optical or coax) for audio between your DVD player and your AVR correct?

no-cure

McLoki wrote:

You are using a digital cable (optical or coax) for audio between your DVD player and your AVR correct?

I'm actually using two Audioquest copperhead analog cables when I listen to CD/SACD (Yammie CD input, Pure Direct mode) , but when I'm watching a DVD, I'm using the DVD input with an optical link connection (while my HDMI cable goes right into my TV)

no-cure

I know, cables could be even more confusing, with the skin effect, the conductivity level, the resistance, etc. I got the Audioquest Type 4 for my speakers and I'm very happy, although I have not done an A/B test...one more thing to test, return, get something else.
But given your advice Michael, I think I'll get 5 BJC interconnects to go in between the Yammie preouts and the Parasound amp. Which type should I get?? And I guess I just go and buy them direct from bluejeanscable.com??
Thanks, Ted

no-cure

FOR SALE:

By the way, I need now to depart from my beloved Monitor 70 that served me very well in the last year. I'm posting my sale here since I can't yet post a new thread.

1) Pair of Monitor 70s, black, no scratches, like new condition, asking $600/pair OBO
2) CS1 center channel, black, like new condition, asking $125 OBO
3) Onkyo TX-SR603 home theater receiver (90W/ch, 7.1 DD, DTS), like new asking $380 OBO

All items are 1 year old, and come with everything, papers, original boxes and manuals, and a 2 year Circuit City warranty left over. I prefer the speakers to be an Orlando sale due to difficulty in shipping, but I could ship everything else.

Thanks, Ted

McLoki

no-cure wrote:

But given your advice Michael, I think I'll get 5 BJC interconnects to go in between the Yammie preouts and the Parasound amp. Which type should I get?? And I guess I just go and buy them direct from bluejeanscable.com??
Thanks, Ted

Their LC-1 looks to be an excellent cable and what I would recommend.

What I have (and mentioned above) is the 1505F. That was their cable recommendation prior to them developing the LC-1.

Order directly from bluejeanscable.com (be sure and order 5 cables - 6 is the default configuration on the page I linked to)

Michael

cfrizz

Cool! I love a good deal. Enjoy your terrific system No-cure. Do let us know how the combo of LSI's & Yammie sound.

McLoki wrote:

I am guessing because he had just purchased the reciever and could still return it. Since he was not going to use the amplifier section, he saved about $600 by purchasing a cheaper AVR with pre-outs. That gave him a little extra money to spend on his amplifier.

He actually listened to the advice of the forum - it threw me off too at first

Michael

JimBRICK

I was actually thinking of using my rxv1300 as my pre and that emotiva amp LPA-1. Or just pay for the amp and preamp combo they have for 899

http://www.emotiva.com/products.html

and thats with free shipping

MSALLA

JimBRICK wrote:

I was actually thinking of using my rxv1300 as my pre and that emotiva amp LPA-1. Or just pay for the amp and preamp combo they have for 899

http://www.emotiva.com/products.html

and thats with free shipping

Do any of the members have an opinion on these? Man, these are CHEAP!!!!!
5-channels 125 @ 8ohms for $499.00. How do they sound?

no-cure

cfrizz wrote:

Cool! I love a good deal. Enjoy your terrific system No-cure. Do let us know how the combo of LSI's & Yammie sound.

All right, so I had a late night last night setting up my new Parasound A52 amp ...I only had a chance to listen to 2 ch pure/direct mode Diana Krall and Michael Buble. Here are my first impressions:
1) the first thing I noticed was a much lower and defined frequency response
2) both Diana's and Michael's voices were much clearer and fuller
3) the stage seemed to be more opened up
4) these CDs never sounded as good in my living room
5) The only drawback: the A52 did warm up a bit, even with a 2ch playback, so I only presume it will get warmer during a HT 5.1 playback

Now, my LSI15s are still new, barely had them for 3 weeks, while amp gear is also new, so I would definitely wait a while longer for all of them to really break in. By the way, I'm familiar with my speakers needing about 50+ hrs (I'm yet to reach that) to break in, but what is the recommended break in usage for the Parasound? Or does it even need break in time? The manual mentioned nothing on this subject.

Cheers!

SolidSqual

I have a Halo A23. I just got my Lsi15s today. My A23 is already broken in so I can't give you a review as to the before and after with the LSis, but I can say that once I broke in my amp, my RTi8s sang. Although the Rti8s are inherently bright, they became smoother once the amp ran for about 100 hours.

cfrizz

Major coolness! Enjoy!:D

Lowell_M

MSALLA wrote:

Do any of the members have an opinion on these? Man, these are CHEAP!!!!!
5-channels 125 @ 8ohms for $499.00. How do they sound?

Looks a little scary to me. The literature sounds like it was written by a 15 year old. Hopefully 15 year olds didn't put the amps together.

no-cure

a_mattison wrote:

Looks a little scary to me. The literature sounds like it was written by a 15 year old. Hopefully 15 year olds didn't put the amps together.

Yes, I agree, I think I'm too poor to afford cheap stuff that may impenitently break over and over...however, Audioholics.com gave this Emotiva combo a pretty nice review. Looke here:

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/amplifiers/emotiva-ultra-theater-series

JimBRICK

Emotiva has been given lots of great reviews. They started by selling on
av-123 but moved to sell their own products

Monster Jam

a_mattison wrote:

Looks a little scary to me. The literature sounds like it was written by a 15 year old. Hopefully 15 year olds didn't put the amps together.

I ran across the owners manual to my old Samsung TV I bought in 1992 in Korea. No where is the name Samsung written on it. The manual had no model number for the TV anywhere and poorly translated english. I chuckled as I thumbed through it thinking about the strides that company has made to what it is today.

the crane

no-cure wrote:

Yes, I agree, I think I'm too poor to afford cheap stuff that may impenitently break over and over...however, Audioholics.com gave this Emotiva combo a pretty nice review. Looke here:

http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/amplifiers/emotiva-ultra-theater-series

Would love to hear if anyone has run this Emotiva setup with the Polk LSi9's. I am looking at running 3 9's behind an accoustically transparent screen in my HT and wanted to run them with the Emotiva LPA-1 7 channel amp. 225 Watts x 5 and 95 Watts x 2 running 4 ohm speakers.

Any advice? I want to pick up a pre/pro and amp for these guys and not break the bank.

no-cure

the crane wrote:

Would love to hear if anyone has run this Emotiva setup with the Polk LSi9's. I am looking at running 3 9's behind an accoustically transparent screen in my HT and wanted to run them with the Emotiva LPA-1 7 channel amp. 225 Watts x 5 and 95 Watts x 2 running 4 ohm speakers.

Any advice? I want to pick up a pre/pro and amp for these guys and not break the bank.

Well, price wise I don't think you could do any better than the Emotiva setup ...especially since Audioholics gave the Emotiva MPS1 7ch amp of of the year award for 2006!!!

However, I strongly suggest looking at Audiogon to find some sweet deals for used pre/pro and amps, like Rotel, Nad, Parasound, Outlaw...Actually I think I just saw a Nad c162/c272 combo...But like all of us, we're $ constrained, so go with what your wallet tells you!

Good luck and let us know what you end up doing!

JimBRICK

theres a good deal on a rotel in the classifeids here on polk