Recent content by mattmeer

Don't know anything about the Roku, but it's worth mentioning that The Walking Dead is filmed in 16mm film, which gives it a very grainy look, no matter if it's viewed from tv, bluray or streaming. It doesn't look as clean and dynamic as most digitally filmed movies/tv series or classic 35mm...

Pmc speakers, with their transmission line design, best bass i ever heard from a smaller/normal sized speaker, including floorstanders. Never heard really big expensive floorstanders though, but the bass created by the transmission line of pmc speakers is very punchy, similar to a sub. Maybe not...

Which bluray player supports mkv files at 24p framerate? Panasonic displays those files at 60hz I believe, not sure about the Sony. It doesn't happen with bluray discs

Hi I want to do something complicated: is this possible? My tv has decent build in audio, but I would like to add some rear speaker channels to the tv. I looked at hdmi switchers and bluray players with multiple channel analog outputs. However my tv doesnt support analog stereo inputs (for...

larger screen sizes in plasma, as your 60 inch zt60, lack brightness, which cause a lack of pop. for example the 50vt60 has better brightness and therefor more "pop" than the 55vt60. this is caused by energy consumption, bigger panels require more power, and when displaying bright objects...

yes....but it's on vinyl :rofl:

Arcam and Anthem supposedly make 'musical' AVRs, though they dont make budget models. The Arcam AVRs are also Class AB, dont know about the Anthem. Most AVRs are the cheaper and smaller Class D, maybe thats why most of the hifi folks dont like them... (Though Pioneer just made a hifi amplifier...

Can someone confirm if the vt60 (or gt60 or ZT) can play mkv files with the build in mediaplayer at 24p? I read somewhere the internal mediaplayer plays 24p movies at 60hz, something an external bluray player won't.

I have listened to the pmc wafer 2 in stereo in my own home, with a rega brio-r amp. They are expensive but I had an ex demo deal. This was my first experience with pmc though, so I only know how these sound. They have alot of bass due to the transmission line design, I think you could easily do...

The ZT60 will have a screen with input for a pen. Yes you can write on it with a special pen. And the ZT60 will allow for a wider color gamut which isn't being used by bluray's. How useless, and somehow I think this model will have a much steeper price than the already expensive VT series... The...

With the Yamaha YSP 2200 the auto-calibration with the mic is OK, but you really need to tweak the settings manually to get the best results. Tweak the directions of the beams of the rear channels until you get more depth

Hi, I am a son living with my father. Now my father is a serious audiophile, he likes to play his music loud. My room is on the top floor, in the attic, and my dad listens in the living room two floors below. Throughout the whole house and also the attic I hear his music in the background...

regular CD's and 24 bit don't make a massive difference in my opinion, yes 24 bit is a bit better. But vinyl is a lot more different than anything digital, if you are not a detail-freak and are prepared to change LP side every 15 to 20 minutes then it is worth to try it. Turntables are better...

I usually listen to this type of music too..The above music isn't recorded that good in generalDoes this type of music justify an expensive speaker?

My personal view on this: The more money you spend on your hifi, the more critical/analytical you become. I am not very critical about a hifi costing 250 in total and can ignore it's flaws because of the cheap price. It's when you start spending more that you can no longer ignore its flaws and...