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    Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505 Owners Thread

    Dirac Live is on a par (I think better) with Audyssey XT32 (which comes with Audyssey's SubEQ functionality) Dirac Live Bass Control - DLBC is the next step up for bass - it does its stuff with subs, and mostly multi-subs - it has a huge following and many people swear by it. - it is the next...
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    Pioneer Elite VSX-LX505 Owners Thread

    The 505 calibrates the subs and speakers in much the same way that XT32 does DLBC adds capbilities that XT32 doesn't have, and allows much better integration of large speakers and subs or multiple subs.
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    Pioneer Elite Makes Massive Statement with New Flagship Receiver, VSX-LX805

    Which may have been required for shielding from the high frequency EMI of the Class D circuitry?
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    Pioneer Elite Makes Massive Statement with New Flagship Receiver, VSX-LX805

    I always thought the key distinction was the SC was Class D... Hence the LX805 being a VSX model is Class AB... If they release an LX905 (there were rumours about a year back... but who knows!) - it might possibly be an SC-LX905... it was mentioned on a DTS playfi "certified compatibility"...
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    Pioneer Elite Makes Massive Statement with New Flagship Receiver, VSX-LX805

    I believe the DLBC multisub licence is US$399 (and not $499...) Looking forward to some bench tests.... would love to know whether the amps are as promising as they seem for low impedance speakers...
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    Benchmark AHB2 Power Amp: The Quietest and Cleanest Amp on Planet Earth?

    I don't think it (the speaker) actually requires massive power, it just requires massive current, and an amp that is stable at its low impedances... Some amps get unstable at low impedances, other amps just run out of "puff" (current). But if you calculate out using the SPL efficiency specs...
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    Pioneer AVR (anything new coming in 2023 ?)

    I'm hoping that they will maintain the Pioneer tradition of Class D amps... Then we will start to see real differentiation between the siblings, rather than what has been to date, mainly badge engineering
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    Pioneer AVR (anything new coming in 2023 ?)

    Integra just announced the DRX 8.4.... I expect the Pioneer LX805 sibling can't be far away!
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    Onkyo RZ50 Owners thread

    Is that because of a better UI / Sytem process, or because the system is inherently better....? ie: do you feel it takes longer to get the best possible results from Dirac or Audyssey?
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    Onkyo RZ50 Owners thread

    Unless someone in the back skunkworks has been doing A LOT of R&D, I doubt Audyssey has an answer to DL-ART. They pretty much stopped development 10 years ago when Denon/Marantz purchased the exclusive licence for Audyssey, shutting out other competitors. MQX is just the abilities of the...
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    Game Changer! Dirac Officially Unveils Active Room Treatment (ART) Technology

    My impression of the comments, was that it was disorienting in the sense that it eliminated the Room as a preceptible space... So the cues that normally tell us where the walls are, how big the room is etc... were all off... But then that is indeed the intent of surround sound - the intent is...
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    Onkyo RZ50 Owners thread

    I was hoping for the RZ70/90, but it looks like Storm Audio got an inside run, and other contenders will have to wait... (to get Dirac Live -ART) Based on the interview.... until at least 4Q - so late 2023. Sounds to me like we won't see the flagship models for another year (from...
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    Onkyo RZ50 Owners thread

    Waiting with great impatience... Saw your interview - a bit sad that they are not proposing to take it beyond 150Hz initially, and 300Hz in the short-medium term. Waiting to hear more details of peoples hands on reviews with this kit, in their own setups!
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    Onkyo RZ50 Owners thread

    It doesn't have independent channels for the subs - there is only a single channel (basically a Y split on a single channel). So in theory DLBC single sub would be possible (better integrating full range mains with the Sub) - but multi-sub will never be possible on an RZ50. According to Dirac...
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    Onkyo RZ50 Owners thread

    at 4:59 the RZ70 and its "step up" model (RZ90 presumably) are mentioned...
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