On a different thread I asked about my TV sound coming through the hifi, which at first was a bit annoying as it meant having the system on even to catch the news in the morning.
However, it strikes me that I could watch music videos via the system, which I have never done before, my Atom did not have an HDMI output.
So my next question is, are there any recommendations for Blu-Ray players (I have a dozen or so films on Blu-Ray, player long since gone).
This could open up a whole new way of engaging with music/film, which is very interesting
Whats your budget for a BRP and thus what sort of spec are you looking for - high end and all the bells and whistles to go with your 333 or mid range or budget?
Do you just want 2 channel into your 333 or maybe an AV Amp/Receiver for surround sound now or later?
A very good mid range BRP is a Panasonic 820 with digital audio out to your 333 or high end a Panasonic 9000, noting that Panasonic do not play SACD or DVD Audio discs if thats important to you?
If you want SACD/ DVD Audio then you now only have one choice which is Magnetar, which have a mid and high end player, depending on what spec and budget you want/have.
If you want full Hi-Res out of your BRP then you will have to get an HDMI De-embedder to convert hdmi output to coaxial or optical digital as the normal coaxial or optical outputs from BRPs are limited, by copyright protection rules to 16/48, so not Hi-Res.
The problem here is that do not knowā¦ at the moment.
I see the three you suggest at around Ā£350, Ā£999 and maybe Ā£1,500 - Ā£4,000.
Ā£350 is fine, might go to Ā£1,000 (if it was really worth it), probably not Ā£2,000 and definitely not Ā£4,000.
As with all things I need to do some reading, scrolling and talking (and watching/listening) and then the answer will present itself, it always does.
I was confused as hell with Linn vs Naim and then with the myriad of Ā£1,500 - Ā£2,500 speakers, but after reading, scrolling and quite a bit of listening, the answer (for me) was obvious.
I am still just past the āhavenāt got a clue stageā, but thatās progress!!
Why donāt you connect your TV to your Naim by Bluetooth? My TV is on the wall above my NDX2, and it is set with the sound output to BT. No cables to look at (the TV has a high-up wall socket). When I turn the TV on it connects to the NDX2 by BT. The SQ is amazing and the lip-synch is (surprisingly) perfect. We watch it almost every night like this.
The Panasonics are best in class for video performance and if using a regular TV rather than a projector, then basically no real difference video wise between the 820 and 9000.
If you dont need the high spec analogue audio output of the 9000 and just need digital audio output then fhe 820 is a very good choice, obviously build quality is not as good as the 9000 but video and audio performance is excellent.
I have a 9000 in my main system and an 820 in my second system and they are both superb.
The Magnetars are very expensive, so only worth it if you must have SACD and/ or DVD Audio disc playback.
Good luck with your research and demoās if you can do them.
Honestly, you wonāt believe it. AFAIK the spec of the digital sound from a TV is limited whichever form of transfer you use. I used to use TOSLINK, with a visible cable, and discovered the BT connection almost by accident. Never looked back.
Yes, you absolutely are. The only thing Naim donāt like being posted on here is actual hyperlinks to commercial websites. Anything short of that is mostly fine, including advising people what to google to find something.
You donāt necessarily need to spend a fortune for good results but obvioiusly some of the more costly options will be better. One thing I suggest is that you go for a multi-region player if you donāt want to restrict your choice of discs. It can be very annoying to find that a particular title that you want is only available on Region 1 DVD or Region A Blu ray.
I would second that re. Multi-region. It really does open up your options, especially as a number of Region 1 DVDs and Region A Blu-Ray discs are superior to other regions. Be careful though: some advertise BluRay players as āmulti-regionā but really they are only that for DVD. Make sure any multi-region player will also play any region Blu-rays as well.
I use a multi region modified Oppo. It plays just about anything, with a great picture and decent sound too. While no longer available new, good condition machines can be bought for relatively little these days.
There is a temporary hack that disables the region lock on Panasonic players, by simply pressing STOP then TOP MENU twice on the remote, although this one works with some releases (e.g., Criterion).
Yes I know there are remote hacks for some models. Worth trying if you donāt have a multi-region player. We bought our Sony UBP X800 player as multi-region and itās been really excellent and works seamlessly with our Sony 4K TV. We have many R1 DVDās and RA Blu rays that I really wouldnāt want to be without. Discs comprise almost 100% of our visual entertainment. We never watch live TV and we gave up streaming after wasting so much time wading through utter rubbish on the various streaming platforms.
The feed from my Panasonic 4k player of some years standing goes to the TV via HDMI, the TV to a digital input on my 222 and then out to the speakers.
Iām not interested in surround sound or anything fancy just improving the sound that I had from the TV before connecting it to the HiFi, to be honest it sounds pretty damn good.
I donāt play many DVDās of any format so this was a cost effective way of improving the sound and making Saturday Movie Night a more rewarding experience.
