New AV-receiver

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Feb 222009
 

I guess with audio/video-equipment it’s just like with computers: when you upgrade this bit, you end up upgrading that bit too, and sooner than you know it: all of it has undergone major surgery. I told you I bought a new tv and a BluRay-player to go with it. My “old” AV-receiver is a decent one (NAD T753), but it doesn’t play the new HD-audio formats found on BluRay. So I looked around, checked my bankaccount, and now I have an Onkyo TX-SR606. Plays Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio like a charm. And it’s much easier to setup and control than the NAD receiver is.

Tomorrow I have a listening session with a friend. He has exceptional ears (and Martin Logan electrostats to go with it), so we’ll see what he thinks of the system I now have.

Blu-Ray

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Feb 162009
 

Today I bought two more Blu-Ray titles: KungFu Panda and The Incredible Hulk (the one with Edward Norton), and I watched Panda today. Apart from being a great movie, the PQ and AQ is superb. PQ on most modern animation movies will be very good. With KFP you can see very tiny textures on stones, or the painting on objects, it’s just very very very detailed.
The AQ is also very good, the sounds and the effects are just exactly right and in the right place. So, when you like animation, and you need to feel good, watch KungFu Panda.

TIH is scheduled for later this week.
Update: TIH is a spectacle. AQ en PQ are both very good. Not the best I’ve seen so far, but still way beyond DVD quality.

HD – 2

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Feb 112009
 

I watched Underworld. Whereas it’s beautiful, I wasn’t wowed by it like when I watched Transformers. Or when watching I Am Legend, which has a very high PQ. Nonetheless, Underworld is definitely a must-have on BD.

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HD

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Feb 082009
 

No, not harddrive. High Definition. I bought a FullHD (actually: HD Ready 1080p is the new name) TV (the LG 32LG5700) and a BluRay player (the LG BD-300). If you are a fan of watching movies at home, than BluRay on a HD TV will completely blow you away. The picture quality is beyond compare, and the audio quality is breathtaking (especially when cranking up the LFE). Since I already spent most of the money I had for it, I could only buy two movies: so I went for Transformers and Underworld. Transformers I had seen quite a few times, on the television as well as from DVD. Like I just said: the BluRay version will completely blow you away. Every little detail on the autobots, the details in the background, and of course the sound is magnificent.

Tomorrow I will experience how Underworld will score. Let’s hope the neighbours don’t mind some extra noise on Sunday.

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