[tigerhonaker]

Originally Posted by Bart

Looking forward too Terry!
I am planning to upgrade my HT this year.
Candidates for the processor: the Onkyo (= European Integra); or the Krell S-1200 and the Anthem D2v.
The Onkyo is like 4 times cheaper here.
Would also be easier to set up by oneself I suppose.
So I'm curious for your impressions!

Bart,

I did look at the Krell S-1200 and a few other very high dollar processors.
Honestly I just could not convince myself that there could be all that much difference for the difference in cost.
Paying $10K Dollars for a Processor to me when a $2,700 Dollar one would do basically the same things I want it for was just not worth it.

There is no doubt that the Krell is a Superior processor.
But would I really be able to "Detect" any real difference in my HT watching and listening to movies.

Plus, the difference in price on those two units buys a lot of Blu-ray movies.
And it also buys many Lamps for the New Runco VX-11d at $1K dollars each.
Taking all that into consideration and the Cash on hand I went with the Integra DHC-80.3.

Here goes one person's opinion on the bottom line.
If you have virtually un-limited financial resources sure go get the Top-of-the-Line on "Everything".
I just don't fall even remotely into that group of people.
That being said I have purchased what I think will give the best results for the Dollars spent.

I will Post what my impressions are from my (Current) Integra Research RDC7 Processor to the New Integra DHC-80.3.
I'm not sure what to really expect to be honest.
The thing I would like to hear is a 7.1 BD (Blu-ray Disc) movie for the 1st time and experience all 7-Channels with information being sent to them (Independently).

I'm thinking that with the Integra DHC-80.3 having the Audyssey MultiEQ XT32 to correct for Room Acoustics.
Audyssey MultiEQ Pro Ready with Target EQ Curve Ready.
is going to make a major difference in what I will hear.

From Home Theater Magazine,

Integra DHC-80.3 Surround Processor and DTA-70.1 Amplifier | Home Theater

It also sports four times more filter resolution for the
subwoofer channels and supports two independent
subwoofers. To put it another way, the company literally
added in its popular standalone SubEQ into the XT32
framework and substantially upgraded its abilities with the
rest of your speakers.

I was already thrilled by the prospect of dual independent
subwoofer equalization, but the increase in filter resolution
isn’t subtle. Fine detail in recordings sounded better than
ever, and the slight harshness I occasionally noticed in the
midrange is gone. While I would always rely on Audyssey
for movie soundtracks, I wasn’t always a fan with music
playback. Not so anymore. MultEQ XT32 does a beautiful
job with every facet of the audible spectrum and coaxed
even the finest details out of the recordings I listened to.
At the end of the day, this is the reason to own this
processor. I love the other bells and whistles the DHC-80.3
brings to the table, but this is one feature that stands to
noticeably improve the sound of your system.


Terry