DT79
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Hi - I'm trying to decide of it's worth installing overhead channels while redecorating my home cinema room, to enable a full Atmos set-up once I upgrade my kit to support UHD. I'm actually inclining against it right now for various practical reasons, so will most likely stick with 5.1. My thread for that is here - A couple of basic Atmos questions
Assuming I stick to 5.1, what is the best, highest quality option for a 5.1 AV processor? I'm wondering whether a second hand top-notch processor of yesteryear might be the best bet if all I need is the best possible 5.1 processing. How about pairing a Tag AV192 or Arcam AV8 with a Panasonic UB900 via 5.1 channel analogue out (I could route all other AV sources through the TV and connect audio via optical)? Or what about a cheaper UHD blu-ray player connected to something like an Arcam AV9 or Marantz AV7005 via HDMI?
Or would the same money (~£500) spent on a modern AV Receiver (I don't need the amplification but new AV processors tend to be much more expensive) produce better results purely because things have moved on so much?
I have an Oppo 105 at the moment, connected directly to active speakers, which is a pleasingly elegant solution, and which for the most part I'm very happy with, but there is one functional niggle - audio delay is set globally, not per input - which will need to be addressed on their new UHD blu-ray player, in order for me to replace my 105 with that.
Any thoughts and advice much appreciated!
Cheers
Dan
Assuming I stick to 5.1, what is the best, highest quality option for a 5.1 AV processor? I'm wondering whether a second hand top-notch processor of yesteryear might be the best bet if all I need is the best possible 5.1 processing. How about pairing a Tag AV192 or Arcam AV8 with a Panasonic UB900 via 5.1 channel analogue out (I could route all other AV sources through the TV and connect audio via optical)? Or what about a cheaper UHD blu-ray player connected to something like an Arcam AV9 or Marantz AV7005 via HDMI?
Or would the same money (~£500) spent on a modern AV Receiver (I don't need the amplification but new AV processors tend to be much more expensive) produce better results purely because things have moved on so much?
I have an Oppo 105 at the moment, connected directly to active speakers, which is a pleasingly elegant solution, and which for the most part I'm very happy with, but there is one functional niggle - audio delay is set globally, not per input - which will need to be addressed on their new UHD blu-ray player, in order for me to replace my 105 with that.
Any thoughts and advice much appreciated!
Cheers
Dan