I have decided to upgrade! the new receiver, a dignified Denon 2807, will be dedicated to my ht setup, and after testing it with star-wars III (revised edition) I can safely say it was a wise buy.
From top-down: (1) The new Denon 2807. (2) My 7″ touchscreen HTPC. (3) Harma-Kardon 5500
The Harman-Kardon 5500 will be assigned for the stereo mission. why do I need an ht receiver for stereo application? since my stereo speakers are quad amped, i’ll need 8 channels of amplification and some way to control the gain of all the amplifiers. the hk-5500 will assist my to amplify 4 out of the 8 channels i need (2-fron and 2 rear channels) and I’ll feed the remaining 4 pre-out channels (center, sub-woofer and 2 rear surround) to two stereo amplifiers. this way i can use the hk-5500 as a gain control pre and as a 4 channel amplifier. I hope I will be satisfied with the result, but I’ll elaborate more on this later-on.
Morel has posted a press release regarding a new loudspeaker, the fat lady.
FIY, The price tag is ~20k.
Other then that, there are two more happy news, the first is that the classic Octave series has been upgraded and the new loudspeakers are called Signature Octave, the second, is that the raw driver division now includes several new players, among them you can find a new Ultimate 12″ subwoofer with a 5″ coils (first in the world?) and several other interesting products which continue the line of high-end state of the art quality that we know.
I still find it hard to believe, after so much hard work, sleep-less nights, sacrifices and caffeine, my loudspeakers stand proud in my living room! I moved to this house more then a year ago, and one of my main concerns were where will i place my stereo. as it seems, there will be plenty of room for my new love ones. The pictures speak for themselves:
The back panel was treated with one coat of metal-primer to give it a nice “concrete” color, I hope it will fit the reddish-shad-maple veneer. other then that, I decided to mark the four terminals with a nice print, nothing fancy.
More pictures as soon as i mount the drivers. (can’t wait to hear them play)
