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Thanks for that, it looks to be just what I need although it's an ugly piece of kit isn't it - like an old printer selector switch I have from the 1980s! I think some cosmetic changes might be required.

I inherited a pair of truly magnificent Tannoy D700 speakers which are currently bi-wired as the main stereo pair (and Sub!) to my Onkyo TX-NR609 AV Receiver. They perform wonderfully well in this role, especially with a second pair of smaller Tannoy dual-concentrics as the rear surround...

Have a look at the Sony BDP-S480 which you can get for well under budget at just £99 from Richer Sounds at present. Don't know if it has twin HDMI outputs but it will certainly do 3D Blu-Ray and also SACD (through the HDMI as it has no multi-channel output). Maybe this releases enough budget...

So I never did get back to Onkyo - pressures of work and all that. I spotted the Sony BDPS480 while relieving boredom in Tesco the other night. This is the BluRay player that is also SACD capable and appears to output DSD. (It is also available through Richer Sounds for just £99 so might be...

Having forgotten all about the SACD question, I went ahead and bought the Onkyo TXRN609. Now that I come again to look at SACD and how I get around the Onkyo lack of multi-channel inputs, I was disappointed to read the response given by Arfa. Having looked at those receivers which might offer...

Can I add to this question and perhaps bump it up the list for a reply? I am looking at purchasing an Onkyo TX-NR609 and at some point a universal disc player to take advantage of SACD. The Onkyo doesn't have multi-channel analogue inputs so how would it and the player connect? Presumably an...

Can anyone tell me if any of the latest generation of AV Receivers process the 5/7.1 channels into virtual surround for listening via standard headphones? I am thinking of a good old Sennheiser Lucas processor for headphone use, but if virtual surround is now a standard feature, then I need not...

Thanks - that's a configuration that I hadn't considered. I was looking at replacing the Technics though, if I could find something suitable - preferably for under £1k. How would adding an avr to drive rears and centre work? I imagine that controlling the relative volume of the various...

The surround Tannoys should read Mercury M2 (B-Eye) of course! Sorry. There is a pair of smaller vintage dual-concentrics too which might be better matched to the D700s if that is thought to be a better option - DC200 I think, but I don't have them here yet. Any takers for the 15" Tannoy sub...

I have just inherited some rather nice kit: Tannoy D700 speakers, Cyrus CD8se CD player etc. This is all stuff which would ordinarily be outside my budget. It is all driven through a rather nice Technics SU-V900 stereo amp and sounds stunning. I have a pair of Tannoy MC2 with MC centre...

Thanks for the recommendation. I need to do some reading I think! There is a Gigabyte GV-R487D5-1GD which is a 1GB HD4870, PCI-E 2.0, 3600MHz GDDR5 card. This comes with an HDMI port and DVI so no DVI/HDMI adapter required. I have found this in stock on the web for a mere £126.26 including...

Hi all, Now that I am back in a house after being on a narrowboat for seven years, I can think about HiFi/Cinema again. Pre-boat, I had a Pro-Logic system and it is fascinating to see how things have moved on in that time. PCs have moved on too and since I work in IT I have in mind creating a...

I'm really not sure if these guys know what they are selling! I have just pulled up the gamestation.co.uk website and looked in their console section. On page http://www.gamestation.co.uk/cat.asp?cat=playstation3&t=hardware they show the "specification" of both the 40GB and 80GB models and...

While this wouldn't necessarily be a deciding factor, SACD would be nice. Even in Hifi S&V there are articles about it which suggest that it does and it doesn't play SACDs. Not sure where the info came from about wireless - I have looked at so many web pages on the subject - but one suggested...

Hi All, On the day when the breaking news on this site is the promise of the new PS3 160GB Limited Edition, I have coincidentally been looking at the PS3 with a view to using it as a wireless media streamer, Blu-Ray player and also a means to play SACDs. I have no Blu-Ray at the moment as I am...