If so, please post your comments. I am currently evaluating this mod and would appreciate any input. Thanks.
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I believe Eric Awtry used to have the Citation 7.0 with MSB 5.1 inputs along with the MSB 5.1 dd/dts decoder (which allows you to use outboard dacs for each channel). Hopefully, Eric will chime in soon. -
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I did own this piece. I truly loved the 7.0 and wish it was more updated. It was one of the finer sounding preamps I ever owned and it happened to do HT as well. Anyway in my effort to keep it I sent it to MSB and had it updated. I also tried MSBs dacs in a HT combo. They were outstanding but just too much inflexibility. If you are set on keeping the 7.0 I definitely recommend the MSB update. You can add a 5.1 decoder like a Rotel or Chiro and it is pretty much seemless. As soon as the input senses a signal it bypasses the 7.0 but still gives you volume control. Make sure the 5.1 decoder you use has decent bass management as you will use it for this. I like the Chiro because it is DD and DTS and has 80hz THX crossovers. I am not sure about the Rotel but I think it does as well. Also remote power is also a plus because you will have to manually turn on and off the power if you ran it as I did. I ran my DSS into it and when watching TV it always presented a signal so the bypass was always engaged unless I turned the unit off. Finally if you run 6 Axis as I did with dual drive dipoles remember you will only have 1 half of the speaker active because it is a 5.1 input and not 7.1. Later when I went away from the dual drives it worked a bit better because I ran one pair of speakers in the rear in a 5.1 setup. I lost the full effects of 6-Axis but the 5.1 was easier and better.
Eric Awtry
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Eric, thanks much. I am starting to think that nothing else is going to satisfy my music listening like the 7.0. It is really a fabulous two-channel preamp, the music is just so lush and real, but with all the detail you can get out of your speakers and amp. But I miss its surround capabilities as I just use it in two channel now. I would probably stick with my H/K AVR520 as the digital processor - it has all the formats I need, plus its own 7 channel inputs as well. Since I only use my sub with movies I would just run it straight out of the H/K as I do now.
Eric, I do have some questions. How do you select the 6 channel input? Is it passed through without any processing at all (I would assume so)?
Most importantly, did it present any operational quirks, or add any hum, clicks, pops, or other noise? And, did you think it would affect the overall reliability of the unit?
Thanks again for your comments.
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Hello everyone,
This is my 1st post here. I recently bought the whole set-up from a local person which includes C-500, C-800, and the decoder 5.1. The owner told me one of the rear channel was bad. I trusted him for his worlds. :E
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Anyone know where you can get a Chiro preamplifier or decoder repaired?
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I decided to post here insted of the marketplace as it never seems to get as much traffic. Looking for one of these 4 channel beauties to complete my system. Email me at awtryau89@hotmail.com if you have one to sell.
Eric Awtry
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Hi guys, I am a foreigner, so please try to understand my English, thanks.
I have different system for music and HT, the music system is,
Pre amp:Harman Kardon Citation 21
Power amp:Harman Kardon PA2200(100W*2)
Speakers: JBL-4425
I think my...19 July 2009, 20:41 Sunday -
Hello All,
I know this is "old school" but anyone using this prossessor with the DTS upgrade? I'm using the DP870 with a Yamaha RX-V3000 in the bedroom. Major difference in sound when I A/B Dolbly Digital DVD/ HDTV shows. There's a DP870 with msb dts upgrade on sale on audiogon....
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