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Sorry for potentially hi jacking the thread, but my comments to Cowboy is kind of relevant. With regards to your question, I'll share my understanding. If you were on a 100Mbps LAN network, there shouldn't have been a quality increase in Netflix. The max bitrate at which Netflix streams is...

NVidia Shield is an android based media player. Was probably first designed for gaming and steaming games from a data centre. It's basically the most versatile TV box now. 30 Mbps can be an issue as well. I did get bitrates of about 40-65Mbps on larger files frequently. And it needs to be a...

I'll try my best to explain. A friend of mine is a system admin and he did a setup of my plex server. I let the server go recently and only use a windows based plex server for a smaller library. Plex server doesn't require the best and latest hardware to run, thus you can install it on a...

I don't think the distance is an issue. You should be good for 1Gbps over 100m with normal CAT6 cables. Using Plex client on your smart TV could be the issue. The Smart TV's have a small selection of codecs they can play. It could be that some of your files' audio codec is not supported by the...

I get what you say 100% I do listen to music occasionally, I used to have a yamaha aventage 820. I did prefer the sound of the yamaha, seems to be more lively and detailed. Can only imagine that a stereo amp will be better for music. Im considering moving back to yamaha like an a3050 or such.

Also, with regards to a separate power amp for the LCR, I've read on another forum that power amps only deliver, well, more power to the speakers and the sound still only rely on the AVR's DAC. However, after seeing Morne's latest video on the parasound amp, apparently the amp can change the...

Couple of valid questions and suggestions. I am looking for more refinement, larger sound stage and details. The reason I'm struggling to see a clear upgrade path on the LCR is that the Bentleys provide such bang for buck that I don't want to fork our 3-4x the money for a perceivable upgrade in...

I have considered dedicated ht speakers like you recommended, just thought m&k a bit out of my range, perhaphs older 2nd hand models I can consider. Will check out the Jamo's, however, its not a completely dedicated space, might have installation issues to consider

Hi, currently running a 5.1.2 setup. It's a semi dedicated lounge, 4x3.5m ish Running on a denon x3400h Looking to add another b&w 608 subwoofer first (they are priced well on the 2nd hand market and I'm afair a larger ported sub might disturb the neighbours too much) Then upgrade avr to 9ch...

As someone with a strict budget, I was able to put together a Bentley HT experience, best bang for buck. I'm not looking to upgrade now, but would like to know what the obvious upgrade path is and what I need to save up for. It would seem that the FS250's is more geared towards music. I was...

Ah makes more sense this way.

Thank you for confirming.

I can't get a clear answer on this via my internet searches. I have a B&W 608 which has 2 line outs?(Inputs?) L + R. As I understand it, newer subs has one clearly marked as LFE and you use the one cable to connect it to the AVR. In Older AVR's you use both as its using a stereo signal and...

Thanks, was thinking I should have someone look at it before I replace it.

Understandable, I wish the shield wasn't so slow, but I do require the ability for lossless codecs to passthrough.