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[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[///M5 2,833]

Poop. Looks like the snow is going to continue to melt this week.

[dem beats 1,223]

nice sled.

I'm in a bind Fellas. I'm not sure what receiver to buy. I want to make a thread at HAF but it crashes the work comp!

What are teh choices?

I'm posting on HAF too. The info should work to build that site. I just can't really check it from 5am-6pm as easily as I can here.

I need a living room receiver to run HD material from HD tv and BRD media. The speakers are Martin Logan Purity. They have a built in amp and can literally be driven from RCA connection. I could get away with a Pre/Pro, usually though you get less for more money it seams, and you loose the versatility of having power if I ever changed speakers. This receiver will also probably handle 2nd zone duty. I want to use my main beastly rig (yam z7) for the other zone work however my wife is strongly against this for many reasons. They don't have to make sense, I just need to abide. The number one factor this receiver must fulfill is to be ipod compatable for the wife, network with our in house LAN, and have some form of useful room calibration. If it has something to help MP3's sound a bit better, then all the better. 90% of the casual listening will be some form of compressed audio. That won't change. Unless I'm alone and can crank the ML's and sit in the amazingly beautiful sweet spot, compressed audio works. We do watch HD concerts on BD or streamed though and also watch quite a few BRD movies.

Marantz 7005. It right now is in the top of my list as it's the most gadgety. It doesn't quite seam as robust and the DAC is less audiophile than the bur brown integra, however I'm sure it can do the job and again, for now I don't need some monster amp. I can run the Logan's from RCA if I absolutely had to. It may also have instant ipod connection through USB and a nice compressed audio enhancer. Along with what sounds to be a great "night setting" and a setting to tame overly loud ads on TV, it has a whole list of cool conectivity and every day practical but perhaps gimiky toys to play with. Room calibration via auddysey's best. The pro system is available but only for "installers". There may be a work around.

http://us.marantz.com/us/Products/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?CatId=AVReceivers&SubCatId=&ProductId=SR7005

Integra 50.2 The middle of the road between the audio snob anthem and the tech geek Marantz. I know the silent cinema from my old integra and it man it works. All the excitement and voice clarity but none of the wife waking factor. Auddysey calibration, and maybe the pro software without being an installer. I'm waiting for confirmation on that. If the menu system is anything like the old integra style, though I loved it and installers love it, my wife will not.

http://www.integrahometheater.com/model.cfm?m=DTR-50.2&class=Receiver&p=i

Anthem MRX 500 (it looks like the 700 wouldn't get me much more but beefier power that I don't need). Audiophile name, suposidly the ARC calibration system is the BALLS, and I have it on hand as a loaner so I will check it out. From what I've read, the system may be amazing but it doesn't allow the user to EQ the system themselves. If so then it's a load of crap IMHO. On paper the integra outweighs it, and the 500 looks to be the least developed in tech. But it held it's own on a set a 'digms next to a Rotel dedicated amp and I still don't really need some over amped beast.

http://www.anthemav.com/products/anthem/a-v-receiver/mrx-500

Onkyo, dennon, and yamaha all look to be on the fence untill you're in the $2k category. Even then I'm not impressed. I originally put payment on the Integra 70.2, but other than some specs I don't need and a video chipset that won't get worked as I don't watch standard def on that system I started looking at other options. I'm open to anything that will solve my problem that is a networking rig that my wife will use. If anyone has a tip on another brand or rig let me know. otherwise give me your 2 cents.

[Duran 387]

I don't care if you don't like soccer or not, but you have to respect the skill this took:

http://msn.foxsports...xsoccer/stories

That's insane

Why is this post unapproved?

[dem beats 1,223]

WOW very nice Matt! I hope to see more pictures of this build on HAF.

Going to try. Hard to keep up there for me.

[dem beats 1,223]

shit I stand corrected. The new yammy a3000 looks to trump my 2 year young z7 in amplification processing and connectivity. I could also get dual independant controlled subwoofer chan. That's an M effer. It could replace my unit for 800 bucks less. on MSRP.

another 4 zones of controll too, that will be wasted of course. Less cost than the original integra and beefier. Perhaps more connectivity than the marantz but a bit more. I need to marinate on this a bit more me thinks. Is YPAO greater or less than auddysey? I better pull out my mic for the z7 and calibrate for a temp set up.

[dem beats 1,223]

need to sleep..... audio taking over brain.....

[liljestrand 244]

So I guess the figured out what was wrong with the car....should have it back by wednesday.

[The enD 467]

I don't care if you don't like soccer or not, but you have to respect the skill this took:

http://msn.foxsports...xsoccer/stories

That's insane

Why is this post unapproved?

Can't watch in BG.

[The enD 467]

[Godsmack 361]

So I guess the figured out what was wrong with the car....should have it back by wednesday.

And that would be?

J

[Godsmack 361]

www.someecards.com

Just look at em.............fuckin A

J

[B7L|BL4Z3R 4]

good morning hop

[Adrian_D 520]

Fiberglassing today was relaxing...1 more flare to go before I finish this order.

[///M5 2,833]

Damn, thawing still

[Kanaworm$ 292]

Damn, thawing still

I know what you mean. 3 more days of this warm weather and all the trails will be shit!

[///M5 2,833]

Damn, thawing still

I know what you mean. 3 more days of this warm weather and all the trails will be shit!

They are black here in the cities. I was an hour out of town yesterday and still fine. Lakes here have 8" deep puddles all over them. I hope when it freezes on Friday that we get dumped on. Supposed to snow...I have my fingers crossed. We have a 300-400 mile trip planned this weekend.

[dem beats 1,223]

Damn, thawing still

Bet you're chomping at the bit to get on the new sled!

I'm jelly.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Who are they ?

Carl Sagan and Snooki.

That doesn't help

Your a physicist and don't know Carl Sagan? I know your just screwing with me.

[Duran 387]

I dunno the guy, or the bitch

[Kanaworm$ 292]

Damn, thawing still

I know what you mean. 3 more days of this warm weather and all the trails will be shit!

They are black here in the cities. I was an hour out of town yesterday and still fine. Lakes here have 8" deep puddles all over them. I hope when it freezes on Friday that we get dumped on. Supposed to snow...I have my fingers crossed. We have a 300-400 mile trip planned this weekend.

Let it snow and snow one more weekend. Don't have a trip planned like you but still just fun to get out and ride all day!

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Remember when I said the E55 is in the shop? Well they just called and said they lost...yes LOST...the (~$250) key. Oh and did I mention they are a good 80 miles away? Lovely...

[dem beats 1,223]

Remember when I said the E55 is in the shop? Well they just called and said they lost...yes LOST...the (~$250) key. Oh and did I mention they are a good 80 miles away? Lovely...

FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Man Peng I hope they do some good a$$ kissin.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

Remember when I said the E55 is in the shop? Well they just called and said they lost...yes LOST...the (~$250) key. Oh and did I mention they are a good 80 miles away? Lovely...

FFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Man Peng I hope they do some good a$$ kissin.

No worry; they are about to receive the fury that is my mother. I've seen her go after MCI, AT&T, Wells Fargo, Sears, Dish Network, DirecTV (just to name a few) with an intensity that makes a Cat 5 hurricane resemble a gentle breeze. Quite fun to watch, actually...

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

Good day everyone