Recent content by Goran

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    Philips tvs

    I will buy exactly the same model tomorrow for 700 eur. Short story: Just go for it, it is the best tv for the price. Longer story: I made extensive comparisons against Samsung, LG and Sony with web research (including websites which make actual measurements), various forums, and direct...
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    TV with flac playback from HDD

    Yeah, they know almost nothing about the differencies between different series of TV's from the same manufacturer and usually go with the maxim 'More expensive is better, Samsung is best', blah blah... And their faces turn pale when I pull out the stick with diffeeent codecs. Welcome to the age...
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    TV with flac playback from HDD

    Wow! Thank you for the effort, man! 'Literally no difference in sound quality' using losslesly compressed flac files and comparing with a mighty Oppo sounds very impressive and is music for my ears with my dilemma resolved. Although, I was expecting nothing less :-) I just came back from a...
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    TV with flac playback from HDD

    Very nice system :) I have a pair of Nubert NuPro A-200 active monitors. Background music listening is through Chromecast audio and Spotify, and music enjoyment from laptop with foobar2000, set for bit perfect playback and connected with USB to NuPro. I actually want to declutter the living...
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    TV with flac playback from HDD

    Based of what I learned mostly from Archimago blogs and measurements, the speakers and the room have at least one order of magnitude more influence on actual sound than sources or transports like software Media Players, Streamers, DAC's or, for that matter, TV's. But since the proof is in the...
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    TV with flac playback from HDD

    Yeah, you should keep the leader of the opposition calm, they usually have the power of impeachment at least :-) I am using hdd through old WD TV Live media player but I can not compare because my TV can not play flac. You have one of THE best Blu-Ray players on the market plus the right TV...
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    Sound Quality HDD to TV to Active Speakers

    Yeah, but I don't have a way to know if a new TV will treat the signal poorly :-( Otherwise, I am already using Chromecast, thanks for the suggestion :-)
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    TV with flac playback from HDD

    Great! Pls compare this setup vs your usual setup (separate dac, streamer etc)
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    TV with flac playback from HDD

    Thanks for the reply! Actually, I am much more concerned about the audio quality than TV interface. My resoning is that since the connection from TV to active speakers is digital (optical cable), the TV will not touch the signal - it will be passed through and be converted in the speakers. So...
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    Sound Quality HDD to TV to Active Speakers

    I have a pair of active speakers and my music collection is stored on external HDD in flac format (16/44). I am looking to buy a TV with flac support, connect it to speakers with optical cable, plug the HDD to a TV, and enjoy my music. Anyone with experience with similar setup? Since the signal...
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    TV with flac playback from HDD

    Looking at user manuals for Samsung, Sony, LG and Philips 2020 TV's, I found that in the section 'audio format support' only Samsung has the ability to play flac formats from HDD. It seems unbelievable that no other brand supports this. Does anyone have some experience or info? I want to...