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In Reply to: Re: Denon 2900 follow-up review (it's now broken in enough to evaluate 16 bit CD sound) ... posted by LarsB on May 30, 2003 at 09:21:52:
First, let me mention that I really do love the sound of the music I experience from this apparatus. I haven't felt this much excitement with home music performance since vinyl went to stereo.One suggestion, don't even bother to evaluate it for 16 bit pcm CDs until you've given it a good long break-in. The difference for me was night and day.
Now the bass management good news ...
... I've experienced NO degredation in music performance with bass management incorporated. The music always comes across as very clean and detailed.
Now a bass management caveat ...
... Until my Genesis 900 servo sub failed me I was making full use of its remote control setting sub volume, low pass, high pass, and phase capabilities to optimize for my room and speakers.
Now the bass management bad news ...
... Since the control circuitry failed on my Genesis, I've connected it's speaker directly to a separate amp off my analog preamp's sub output. On some recordings, especially SACD recordings, I've experienced a subtle longing for more from my sub. Even with DVD-A I think more sub support is needed (I'm saying this as I sit here listening to Ted Koopman's Organ Spectactular DVD-A).
Suggestions for Denon 2900 setup ...
... First, get on the web and find the Denon product bulletin for bass management setup. It answers some of the 2900 manual's unanswered questions. Doing a Google search of, "Denon 2900 bass management" yields lot's of factual, non-factual, and opinionated insight to the issue.
... Second, when doing speaker distance settings using your trusty Radio Shack sound level meter, I suggest you start by setting your sub to zero db and then set the db attenuation on your other speakers as required.
Final comment ...
... Not even considering the great sound from this unit, the beauty of it for me has been the ability to greatly simplify my sound system (far fewer connections and apparatus) and eliminating the necessity for tweaks and adjustments when switching from format to format (DVD-A, CD, DTS music, and SACD). Interface is seamless allowing me to keep these discs in a single hi-rez library with no separation by format (just insert the disc and luxeriate in the music).
By the way, for watching DVD movies, both the video and sound have been excellent (equipment: built in Pioneer Elite 60" 710 TV).
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Follow Ups
- Comments about the Denon 2900's bass management: - Striving for Musical Clarity 11:31:06 05/30/03 (5)
- Re: Comments about the Denon 2900's bass management: - LarsB 13:07:50 05/30/03 (4)
- I made a mistake. This posting corrects what was said in my earlier posting ... - Striving for Musical Clarity 14:25:01 05/30/03 (3)
- The filter "ON/OFF" is really very simple . . . - Martin 13:05:28 05/31/03 (0)
- Please ignore this posting too. I mistakenly had a mix of operating manual setup and white paper - Striving for Musical Clarity 22:23:40 05/30/03 (0)
- Thanks! I’m a little confused about this filter though... - LarsB 15:06:26 05/30/03 (1)
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