Recent content by dlaloum

Initial listening is very positive - both Movies and Music. Improved clarity, improved imaging, improved immersion. Some is ART related, but in Atmos listening, I suspect that they have deployed the recent updates from Dolby at the decoder level, which others have noted as having a substantive...

It may take a few weeks... probably during the XMas Break - although I hope I can get started on it earlier!

Received, yes, have not had time (and home to myself!) to be able to set it up yet... When I do, I also want some auditioning time to myself to compare the X4800 standalone vs the X4800 + the Crowns - I think slotting in the X4800 to replace my DRX3.4 is going to get the best results - but the...

My current setup uses an Integra DRX3.4, and two Crown XLS2500 class D amps driving the front L/C/R (spec is 440W@8ohm/1200W@2ohm) I prefer the sound of my Gallo Nucelus Ref 3.2's to that of the Penta - the wide dispersion, means the whole room is covered... the Penta, has a narrower dispersion...

The raw power is plenty - at normal listening levels I use no more than 3W continuous (occasionally might get to 4W!) and peak has never gone as high as 16W - the power amp has peak reading LED's at 4W and 16W - the 4W one is almost always flickering and the 16W one I have only seen flicker when...

Yes the X4800h, for AU$3000 (MSRP here is AU$4300), and I have purchased the full Dirac Bundle with ART. Yes I am concerned about the amps capabilities, not in terms of power, my Gallo Nucleus Ref 3.2 fronts, go down to 1.6 ohm on the tweeter along with a capacitive response - so low impedance...

I have just put my Integra up for sale, and purchased a Denon, as well as the Dirac Suite including ART... So I have made my decision. I would very much have preferred an RZ70, DRX 8.4 or LX805, enabled for ART... but the prognostications (that might have made me wait longer) were mostly...

A1 EVO express vs DL, (DL-RC) or DLBC maybe yes... they do more or less the same thing, tuning variations, and interface variations can lead to varying outcomes... They do the same things, but use different user interfaces and decision algorythms to get there. DL-ART is different, and does...

If your X3600 is adequate to handle your room and speakers, then the X3800 would do fine... The RZ70/DRX8.4/LX805 are a substantial step up in raw amplifier performance and closer to the Denon A1H flagship model (yes that makes them great value) - but unlikely to receive Dirac ART. The X3800...

I hope not.... I am waiting and holding on to see what PAC announces come January - if they don't get their act together with regards to Dirac ART, I will jump ship to Denon.... which would be sad. Currently the Onkyo/Integra/Pioneer AVR's are fabulous value, with performance matching and...

That bodes ill for all the AV brands concerned.... many highly regarded brands have already disappeared into new corporate ownerships only to fade away.... Perhaps it is up to us, the consumers, to highlight what we expect / hope for, and what kind of electronics we are seeking / willing to...

This raises a couple of questions.... 1) Who owns the MCACC licence, now that Pioneer has taken their Bat & Ball and gone home? Does PAC still have the right to use the MCACC tech in future generations of AVR/AVP? (and if they don't, does that by default force them down the Dirac path at this...

Well I first joined the Onkyo family due to Audyssey back in my SR876 days... but the Audyssey quest was ultimately unsatisfying (including trying XT32 on the Integra DTR70.4)... Seems like after they bought the Pioneer licence, MCACC was rebranded as AccuEQ on Onkyo/Integra... In my current...

Latest news from the grapevine, is that PAC have stepped back from their previous commitment to bring ART to the Onkyo Icon series... This does not bode well for prospects of Dirac ART on other existing platforms (let alone Pioneer platforms).... :(

Are they related?