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I changed from an Anthem AV amp to a Yamaha 3050, and - whilst it's always personal preference of course - I much prefer the sound of the Yamaha. More detailed and potent for movies, more musical for soundtracks, CDs, etc.,, a better spread of 5.1 sound - to my ears. I also have a separate...

I entirely agree with the query. My own experiences, and those of some regular contributors to this forum, and various scientific tests, all attest to the fact that when bitstreaming via HDMI to a home cinema amp there is no difference in blu-ray disc picture and sound quality between blu-ray...

Will the blu-ray player be connected to your Arcam 250 by way of HDMI bit-streaming, (and thus the musicality of the sound will be determined by the Arcam), or connected via analogue outs?

Will the blu-ray player be connected to your Arcam 250 by way of HDMI bit-streaming, (and thus the musicality of the sound will be determined by the Arcam), or connected via analogue outs?

I demoed both the Spendor A6 and Spendor A9 (at home), and for me the A9 is in alltogether superior sonic league, (as indeed it should be at twice the cost of the A6!).

David, I have the Anthem MRX700, and was given to understand (by the dealer) when I bought it that the processing is pretty much identical for the MRX300 and the MRX700, just that the 700 is a somewhat more powerful beast than the 300.

I found the Van Damme cable to be superb (and smooth sounding) at the lower end of the budget, Chord Odyssey to be excellent (detailed, spacious, etc.) but a little bright (being silver-coated) with my previous Monitor Audio speakers, and now I have Tellurium Q Black, which is the best all-round...

Thanks, Nick, I appreciate your advice.

Nick, my budget is flexible, if it means I will hear a really worthwhile improvement to the SQ! (I'd sell the Epos). And do you think the biggest audible improvement will be with music, movies, or both equally? Many thanks.

Nick, I never use my system in 2 channel mode; always 5.1. That's primarily because I don't listen to CDs, all music on this system is of the audio-visual variety, blu-rays and DVDs. The room , by the way, is approx. 18 feet long x 12 feet wide. That being the case, do you think it's worth...

Thanks for your reply, Nick. Are you suggesting that if I were to swap my Epos ELS sub for a Paradigm Ultracube 12 sub I will notice only a little difference with music; perhaps a greater improvement with movies? Are you also suggesting that the Paradigm sub is particularly well-suited to my...

Sorry to "hijack" this thread, but I'd really appreciate your advice on a similar theme. I have the Anthem MRX700, which I'm very happy with, connected to Spendor A9 speakers plus Spendor C5.2 centre speaker (and decent surround speakers). Source is a Cambridge Audio 650 blu-ray player. My sub...

I've had two portable DVD players (for car use) for my young son - a 7" Phillips and an 8.5" Toshiba. Both worked fine, never any skipping on the move, and made any long journey much more tolerable and enjoyable for him. And no motion sickness. I'd tend to stick to "brand" names to lessen the...

I've used the Van Damme cable and found it excellent for the money. I do think, however, given the quality of your amp (especially) and speakers, that if you wanted to stretch your budget you would discern a worthwhile sonic improvement with the likes of Atlas Hyper, Chord Odyssey or Tellurium...

Hi dglozic, Yes, I use ARC for music as well. I find music more engaging with ARC than without it. By the way, I also have Tellurium Q Black speaker cable, (which replaced Chord Odyssey). It seems to let the music flow, naturally and with more detail, than other cables I've tried. A dealer let...