I'm curious....

Is there a recap somewhere of the different chipsets and the pros/cons of each? Do they only handle the surround processing or do they handle the entire audio path? There seems to be a number of chipsets and people on this forum seem to know them well.

I find my Sony ES receiver to be very harsh sounding (even when using external amplification). Is this the result of the chips used? I mostly notice it in DVDs and not as much in stereo CD playback. My Infinity speakers have the Emit tweeter and tend to be a little crisp to begin with.

I'm hoping a new pre/pro will help.

Thanks,

Sayer




[This message has been edited by SayersWeb (edited November 12, 2002).]