Location: Cork, Ireland
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I'm Nathan.
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 652
I'm Nathan.
DIY is fine and dandy, but just try selling it on!
Nathan.
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 652
I'm Nathan.
DIY is fine and dandy, but just try selling it on!
Nathan.
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 652
I'm Nathan.
Well they have finally arrived. And oh my goodness they are huge. Some serious work had to be done to get them into the house.
I have them set up in my study at the moment blasting out a bit of Tears for Fears.
Will have to do a bit of doctoring of my TV unit to allow these things to fit in. So it will be a day or two till I can watch a film using them.
DIY is fine and dandy, but just try selling it on!
Nathan.
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 652
I'm Nathan.
Hi All,
I've been meaning to take a couple of shots of the amp and player in situ, but not really had access to a decent camera of late.
When you do finally see a photo you will see that both items fit in very snuggly. It almost looks like the Unit was made for them, that is until you see that I had to cut the back off the TV unit so their backsides could hang out.
I've not been overly impressed with the picture quality, but I suspect that is because I am using them with an older HD-ready LG unit.
One problem I am having now however is that while CDs fire up immediately, a DVD might take a couple of goes before kicking off. Does this indicate the lens needs a clean, or something more drastic.
The amp is a joy. I've yet to properly sit down and go over the manual and get things configured correctly, but the jump in sound quality from my old yamaha AV rig is very clear. Even with my bog standard jamo compact surround speakers things are sounding pretty good. I've been thinking about getting some proper speakers for the amp, but given that I already have one man cave, I don't think it would be appreciated if I started putting big speaker boxes in our sitting room too.
I promise, some photos to come!!
DIY is fine and dandy, but just try selling it on!
Nathan.
I've noticed that current cheapo DVD players have a bettter picture than old expensive DVD players, mainly I think because the chips have improved so much over the years. Your Denon is what, 10 years old? Try a current range supermarket special player on the same telly I'll be very surprised if it doesn't beat the Denon for picture quality.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 652
I'm Nathan.