Agreed Ritz2.



I agree, I would never use many of those extra features, but I would like to own a simple Pre/Pro that focused on SQ and contained a unique feature set that catered to the poor man Audiophile. The key is the right price point which I think should be around $1K? Much more than that and the competition closes as Ritx2 suggests. Just think if Audyssey releases an update (say MultEQ XT64?), we will see MultEQ XT32 below the $1K mark.

-Bob

If you look at the sparse MulEQ XT32 documentation available on Audyssey's website, they mention that XT32 is basically the same technology as XT but with 512X more filter resolution than their basic MultEQ 2EQ technology, i.e. 32X more resolution over plain XT for satellites and 4X more resolution for subwoofers. They also state that XT32 now has more than 10K control points (filter points). Tact Audio's digital room correction systems are also known to be over 10K filter points over the entire audio range (20-20KHz). It's been a criticism by Tact Audio aficionados and some audiophiles that Audyssey's MultEQ XT has an amount of filter points that's too low and somewhat insufficient. But I think maybe we should continue this topic on other threads like the: "Outlaw model 978 vs. Emotiva XMC1".

Interesting, Atlantic Technology is registered as an exhibitor at this weekend's Montreal audio exposition (Canada's largest audio show). I'll see what I can find there and report back.

bobm, looks like you'll be getting a lot of use out of your Yamaha. By the time the 978 arrives, you might be too attached to pull it out of your rack.

XT32 was announced Aug of 2010:

http://www.digitalhome.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=127943

I'm a little surprised that it hasn't ended up in more products than it has. IOW, I don't think it's going to filter down to any more cheaper products than it already has.

Conjecture about something from Marantz with XT32 has been rampant for quite a while. But AFAIK, there has been nothing concrete that there ever will be a successor to the AV7005.

It’s been an eye opener for sure on many fronts. But it is always fun to think about new gear.

Did Peter ever make the other update this week? If so, I can't seem to find it.

Just the announcement from Scott 2 days ago. It's in the "announcements" section of the forums.

Best,

Thank you, I didn't see it.

In addition to the 978 Update in the Announcement forum, there was an email announcement for the OAWA3 Amplified Wireless Audio System.