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• B&K vs. Panasonic??? - waVeman 04:28:48 05/14/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Re: Review & Rate B&K REF 30 vs REF 20 Processer Preamps posted by floyd on May 13, 2002 at 14:49:57:

  I'm trolling to be honest; over at Hi-Rez Highway they hate Technics/Panasonic components--which is what I own (I also am a fan of dvd-audio...that really puts me way down their respectibility list!). I honestly don't work for them--I just like their straight-ahead, no-nonsense products.

  BUT, how many receivers/processors have all this in one package: Dolby Digital EX, DTS-ES and DPL II ?
  
  Yep, that vacuum-cleaner-building company Panasonic. Matsushita, Pansonic/Technics parent company, is branding all their HT receivers with the Panasonic name.

  I know this isn't in the same league as B&K stuff, but it would make a good bedroom or who-cares-what-the-neighbors-think system.

  Panasonic SA-HE200K receiver:
  http://www.prodcat.panasonic.com/shop/NewDesign/ModelTemplate.asp?ModelId=14751&show_all=false&product_exists=True&active=1&ModelNo=SA-HE200K&CategoryId=2600

  And check out their new digital-amplifier receiver. This looks more like a B&O product than a mid-fi component:
  

  • SA-XR10 "flat" receiver

  
  

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• SO WHAT ARE YOU USING THAT SO GREAT? (nt) - Stocky 15:49:05 05/13/02 (3)
  In Reply to: Re: Review & Rate B&K REF 30 vs REF 20 Processer Preamps posted by floyd on May 13, 2002 at 14:49:57:

  ww
  
  

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  • I wish someone would answer this question...the B&K looks like a great piece of hardware. <NT> - Nicholas Renter 09:08:56 05/15/02 (2)
    In Reply to: SO WHAT ARE YOU USING THAT SO GREAT? (nt) posted by Stocky on May 13, 2002 at 15:49:04:

    
    
    

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    • Re: I wish someone would answer this question...the B&K looks like a great piece of hardware. <NT - kotches 10:56:04 05/15/02 (1)
      In Reply to: I wish someone would answer this question...the B&K looks like a great piece of hardware. posted by Nicholas Renter on May 15, 2002 at 09:08:56:

      Nicholas,

      It's not that the Ref30 is a bad piece of hardware. B&K is slow, slow, slow to release any upgrades. To top that off, they are wholly uncommunicative with respect to their plans. It took > 1 year to put together a Ref20 --> Ref 30 upgrade package.

      They may or may not release an upgrade for the Ref 30, they may or may not be working on a Ref 40 which would release, maybe before the Ref 30 upgrade.

      The analog stage of the Ref 30 is lacking a bit in comparison to some other similar priced products like the Anthem AVM-20 and Classe` SSP-30.

      In terms of what I'm replacing it with? For the moment, a receiver with preamp outs while I figure out which preamp/processor is the right one for me.

      Regards,

      
      
      

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      • Too late....I bought the Rotel RSP-1066. <NT> - Nicholas Renter 15:29:55 05/25/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: I wish someone would answer this question...the B&K looks like a great piece of hardware. posted by kotches on May 15, 2002 at 10:56:04:

        
        
        

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