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- From: brambo@eco.twg.com (Mark Bramblett)
- Subject: Re: Sony TA-E2000ESD DSP A/V Surround Preamp
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- Organization: The Wollongong Group (East Coast Operations)
- References: <MJKOBB.93Jan17000911@media-lab.media.mit.edu> <C12s7M.2Ku@ampex.com>
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 15:14:24 GMT
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- In article <C12s7M.2Ku@ampex.com>, dna@ampex.com (David Altekruse) wrote:
- >
- > Michael J Kobb writes:
- > > (Michael escribes his Sony TAE-2000ESD A/V pre-amp discovery.)
- > >
- > > So, anybody got one of these? Do you like it? Did you look at it
- > >and get something else? If so, why? Anybody got comments on the
- > >issue of power amps and surround/center speakers? Are the Adcoms
- > >really better than the Sonys?
- > >
- >
- > There has been a discussion of this unit (and the previous similar version
- > the TAE1000ESD) in rec.video at various times over the past three years.
- > Here is part of a note I recently posted there:
- >
- [stuff deleted...]
- >
- > 7) (As has been pointed out), one of the TAE2000ESD more impressive features
- > is its digital parametric equalizers for not only the front L-R
- > channels but for the center and rear channels as well. But I don't
- > think it is possible to do a good job of setting them just by ear,
- > especially if you are trying to equalize all five channels for the
- > same in-room frequency response. What is really needed is a built-in
- > spectrum analyzer.
- >
- > This may sound like I'm not very happy with my Sony TAE2000ESD but all
- > the features Steve described meet most of my needs and then some. This
- > Sony appears to be very well made, all the controls have a good solid feel
- > to them, it runs cool, and most importantly, the audio from all channels
- > sounds outstanding, the video switching adds little if any noticable
- > noise to the signal, and the all-digital Pro-Logic works very well with
- > extremely high channel separation.
- >
- > - David Altekruse, dna@ampex.com
-
-
- Sorry for the previous post, with the TAE1000ESD you can't set up a custom
- equalization curve when you are in Dolby Surround Mode and I wanted to know
- if this is possible with the TAE2000ESD.
-
- Thanks,
- Mark
-
- Mark Bramblett
-
- VMS Program Mgr
- The Wollongong Group
-
- brambo@eco.twg.com
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