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Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6
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I find it difficult to find fault with the AVR307. It offers one of the most flexible architectures that I’ve had the pleasure to manipulate. It encompasses nearly all of the latest formats, like all of the Dolby Digital and DTS surround modes, plus decoding for a single matrixed back surround channel, which you can play through either one or two speakers, and the AVR gives you the flexibility of deciding how many speakers you want to use for each source, along with presets for each of those sources, such as volume, EQ settings, and much more. And don’t forget about DVD-Audio
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The room equalization alone is an incredible tool to truly flatten your room response and curb those nasty room modes. The remote is easy to use and its functions are intuitive and powerful. With its audiophile design approach, the AVR307 endears itself to me in its simple yet powerful performance for music and movie playback with its solid 150 per channel amplifier section. If you are as particular about your sound as I am, you will appreciate the high power and performance levels, the versatility with just about any setup imaginable, and the build quality provided by B&K.
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Leaving the room equalization aside, half of the sound you hear is reflected, meaning the size of the room, the shape of the room, and the listening position are all important factors.
I you are looking for ambiance background music while you move about or a near-field listening position (
small room) or even traditional equilateral triangle sweet-spot listening position.............all these factor into your choice.
If you are a smoker or have problems with dust and cannot avoid direct sunlight on the speakers then avoid most flat panel speakers with Mylar.
Some speakers are known for their Rock & Roll power and sound level capabilities, and may be the same speakers chosen for home theater applications where nuance and subtle transparency and sense of air or original recording space are secondary concerns.
To recap the selection criteria....................
1. Size and shape of room
2. Listening habits.
3. Types of music or H/T
For me I listen to all types of music and have been happy with my hybrid electrostatic Martin Logan - Aerius speakers for over 20 years.
A good friend had the DCM - Time Windows mentioned earlier in the thread, and they are a fantastic choice. The depth of stage can only be equaled with
dipole/bipole and panel speakers.
For high on the wall whole room speakers I have
Beovox RL units, also over 20 years old and holding up well.