Tiger
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I'm a huge fan of Home Cinema and have a half decent set up, i've been tempted to buy some of this Blu-Audio music (specifically Bob Marley - Legend).
Just wondered if anyone had bought any, or listened to any, on a half decent set up?.
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baza31
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What is it just clearer?
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Tiger
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Created from studio master recordings at a minimum of 24bit/96kHz standard, the discs are encoded in three ultra high-quality lossless formats: uncompressed PCM, DTS HD Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD.
In essence, far superior audio quality to a CD.
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Welsh Dan
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Are you really going to notice it?
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LeeM
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probably not
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Tiger
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If your hearing's ok, you'll tell the difference, but again, it does depend to a degree on your stereo. I notice difference in different audio formats from one bluray to the next. But then I've been involved in music for the last 13 years so I have to listen to subtle differences.
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Dom
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Originally posted by baza31
What is it just clearer?
Allows for 192KHz @ 24bit audio rather than the standard 44.1KHz @ 16bit on a CD.
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Originally posted by Welsh Dan
Are you really going to notice it?
Depends on a lot of factors but potentially yes. You're certainly not going to be able to tell the difference using your Logitech speakers or Aiwa hifi though 
Tiger - I would have a look at SACD if you really want to get into high quality albums. Although most high-samplerate/bitrate material, apart from newer stuff/studio masters which tend to be 96KHz+, is upsampled which defeats the purpose a little.
Alternative solution is to download the material (www.hdtracks.com), generally works out cheaper per album, and use a half decent DAC/Audio Media Streamer.
[Edited on 22-08-2013 by Dom]
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Balling
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A home cinema setup and a music setup are two very different things.
If you've worked in music for 13 years you'll know that an AVR is very unlikely to be the most musical of devices.
I have a 70's stereo receiver worth next to nothing (traded a Ben Harper CD for it). Plugged in to it is an 80's Sony CD player that I found on someones attic.
Pair the above with a set of quality headphones, and my blu ray player, AVR and surround speakers simply have no chance of outperforming it, when it comes to music.
Whatever the quality of your source material, in the end it's the hardware that decides how well the music sounds.
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Tiger
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The stereo output of the AVR is equal in audible quality to my stereo amp using the same speakers. I run a DAC alongside my Marantz SE63 CD player, although the internal DAC's are actually really impressive. The 1/4 jack headphone output on the CD player is highly reputed too and sounds great through decent cans.
My Sony STR-DA2400ES definitely isn't to be sniffed at audio wise though.
I use a combination of Acoustic Energy floorstanders and B&W DM602's.
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LeeM
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just put my phone in a pringles tin and play youtube rips
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Dom
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Originally posted by Tiger
My Sony STR-DA2400ES definitely isn't to be sniffed at audio wise though.
Unfortunately AVR's/processors aren't designed for music and tend to be pretty flat in response, so you'll be pushed to get a decent stereo setup going with one.
You'd be better off hunting around for a decent stereo setup if you're serious about 2-channel sound quality - a lot of Rotel and Cyrus gear is pretty reasonable second-hand, could easily build a reasonable bi-amp setup for not a lot of money.
You're SE63 is a nice bit of kit though; there's a handful of modifications for it that might be worth looking into.
What DAC are you using anyway?
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Tiger
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It's a fairly rare QED one. I've got a Cambridge Audio stereo amp, I don't think I'll bother taking it too far, I'm going to looking at a 1 bedroom flat by the end of the year and won't have the space for it anything in excess.
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whitter45
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was going to say the Sony DA2400ES is not well known for stereo qualities but a good AVR
Your even pushing it using Yamaha AVRs although they are noticeably better
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