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In Reply to: Re: Best A/V pre-amp...? posted by Dave Duvall on January 12, 2001 at 16:55:14:
... your B&K is like the Meridian in that the "direct" mode is misnamed. If it controls volume then it does so in the digital domain meaning it upsamples & then downsamples again - hardly "direct" in the true sense of the word. Fortunately the Meridian does not seem to mangle the analog signal and your B&K might not either but this sort of deceptive description annoys me as it is misleading.John
Follow Ups:
Incorrect. There is NO A/D conversion on a direct analog source on this preamplifier. Period. Nada. None.The Volume control is implemented following the D/A conversion giving "Direct" sources a path like this:
Input --> Volume Control --> Output
Read my review.
John
I just bought a Ref30 this past xmas and still being very impressed with it. In the case of the Ref30. The 'analog by-passed' is volume controlled for output stage gain preamplication but the original source signals are basically left untouch in the sense of up/down samples. The unit also has a true 5.1 'direct' or by-passed for DVD-A or SACD 5.1. I have had several pre/pros came and gone in my h/t in the past few years and no doubt the Ref30 has found a new home in mine. Thanks for your post on my 7.1 speaker surrounding question. Is there any good movies in EX format you've watched lately? My jaw was dropped while watching/listening Gladiator in DTS-EX mode with 7.1 setting. The Ref30 is THX-Ultra certified BTW.
... pretty awesome sound track although I'm not a fan of this type of mumbo jumbo.The movies I appreciate most have great stories with believable characters, well acted, and subtle soundtracks that add to the movie atmosphere. Low key ones like "You've Got Mail" are what my wife & I enjoy most. Maybe the situations are a bit contrived but top actors can get away with it.
Isn't HT great? I feel sorry for those snobby dyed in the wool 2 channel addicts who look down on HT as if it is a blot on the purity of the audio landscape. They do not know what they are missing out on and will not be told.
Cheers
John
I am one of the very few lucky dogs out there who can afford or manage to own two dedicated systems under one roof; one is a two channel and another is h/t is what I meant. As an audiophile or videophile myself, I've learned over the years that you cannot mix and match both sounds into one without pretty big sonic compromises. No matter how good your pre/pro may be sonically it cannot match or compare to, say class A preamp let it be tubed or ss. I will continue to enjoy keeping two systems until that day when everything is literally controlled by Fire-wire IEEE1394, all the way from source to transducer. Until that day, drop in one of my favorites SCDs into my SACD1, dim out the lights and ah....
Take care
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