RE: DDAR/Rio Receiver - aesthetics and sound quality

["Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx>]

If you put a decent AMP on the Audio out does and connect the amp to the
speakers that make the sound quality better than 10Wp channel?

Next question is do mission or tannoy do any decent speakers with a nice
amp built in................

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark_harrison_uk1 [mailto:Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 08 February 2002 7:12 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] DDAR/Rio Receiver - aesthetics and sound quality
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> Well, I have both a DDAR and Rio, so I feel I can compare:
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> Firstly, they really are exactly the same device except for the
> colour and physical button layout.
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> In terms of aesthetics, I have the DDAR (black) sitting on top of
> some Meridian kit.
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> The Meridian kit is both black, and narrower than the 19"
standard
> that the other stuff is anyway. It's an older model, but looks very
> similar to http://www.meridian.co.uk/p_568.htm
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> As such, the DDAR looks OK, albeit narrower still.
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> Downstairs, I have an old pair of Quad amps (the old-timers will know
> exactly what I mean when I say 34/306 - the youngest group members
> can rest secure in the knowledge that they went out of warranty
> before you were born!)
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> The Quad amps are a greyish/silverish, and about the same width as a
> Rio Receiver, so that's snap ;-)
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> In terms of sound quality, they aren't as good as a mid-range DVD
> player, like the Pioneer 727 I use. They are, however, notably better
> than even a very good VHS recorder. (I use the Loewe one.)
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> However, it's very easy to listen to them all day long, which is the
> benchmark I usually use for determing sound quality (I get very fed
> up if the quality isn't there, and turn off.)
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> I guess that MP3s, like all forms of perceptual encoding, work better
> for some types of music than others.
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> Music that is engineered for people with cheaper sound systems (ie
> teenagers) works well on MP3. Music that assumes that its listener
> base are middle age men with expensive hi-fis (ie labels like
> Hyperion) doesn't work so well.
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> The built-in amp sounds cheap. But given I only paid =A3100 each for
> the Rios, that's fair - after all, =A3100 wouldn't buy me, say, a
> separate CD player and amp!
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> I'd be interested in an Audiotron, primarily because I have a good
> DAC, so the ability to bypass Rio's ADCs would be interesting.
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> Regards,
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> Mark
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