Also, maybe a silly question, but it’s not a phono pre is it? Because that could be applying an RIAA curve which would absolutely have an effect on the sound. I know several HT receivers still have built in phono pre capabilities is why I ask.
@Merrick Not a phono pre. Feeding SYS from Onkyo's pre-out with all sources behind the Onkyo. Holy cow... sounded like mush (relatively speaking + some hyperbole).
@Merrick it has a direct mode (tone controls bypassed) and also pure audio (bypasses any video signal, turns off display, bypasses tone control). I've tried 'em all. Good thing Vidar is on order. :-)
I’m not surprised. HT receivers are Swiss Army knives, great utilities but a specialized tool will always beat the general use tool equivalent on the do it all device.
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