obie_fl wrote:

One of the auto EQ systems that I like is done by Audyssey www.audyssey.com and no, I am not referring to auto speaker set up.
The reason that I would not use auto EQ for two channel audio listening is that for one, the design of auto EQ is meant for surround applications.
Also, when it comes to music I prefer to limit as much as possible adding in anything that would possibly add any coloration to the music.
There were times that I put some music on and used a surround mode. The EQ system worked very well in this regard, and was very enjoyable, but with movies the auto EQ in my opinion, really shines, and is nothing short of amazing.

HDMI has a higher bandwith for video than DVI does. DVI is only 8 bit, but HDMI can go up to 12 bits. They are not apples to apples. More info here:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volume_11_4/feature-dvi-hdmi-hdcp-connections-11-2004.html

John,

What is the price of that receiver that used the Audyssey Multi-Point Speaker EQ system?

"DVI is only 8 bit, but HDMI can go up to 12 bits."

Both are 8-bit for RGB. YCbCr on HDMI can be 8, 10, or 12-bit.

John - I've read about the Audyssey system before but haven't heard it. What reciever or Pre/Pro actually uses it? When I read up on it, it sounded like a big compromise of your sweet spot. I'm also not sure why it wouldn't work for two channel. I'll have to read up on it again as I didn't know it was actually available in the market now. My take on the Yammie, Pioneer, etc Auto-Eq is that they often times do more harm then good. I think the technology has promise but is still in it's infancy.

Cliff Watson wrote:
The receiver was the Denon 3805 currently available for less then $1000.

Is it the 3805 or the 5805? The only model that Denon's site mentions having Audyssey's system is the 5805.

This comment piqued my interest, but I've been unable to find anything about a successor to the P-965. Have you got some more information about this?

And the gray market price of the 5805 is $4999.00

>> "DVI is only 8 bit, but HDMI can go up to 12 bits."

> Both are 8-bit for RGB. YCbCr on HDMI can be 8, 10, or 12-bit.

From the Secrets article:
This also means that if you have an HDMI player and an HDMI display, and actually converted to DVI to use the switching in the 990, and then converted back for the display, you would also lose the below black information.

CEDIA 2004...