Well I have been waiting to pull the plug on a new processor for over a year now. I have been running 4 Parasound amps for almost a year. Denon 5900 DVD. Paradigm 7.1 Studio Reference speakers and sub.
I received my C2 Tuesday. Last night was the first time to listen to it and put it through some paces. I replaced a Lexicon Mc-1. I also replaced all of the speaker wires and interconnects. I will not discuss this here because of forum rules.
As regards to the sonic qualities of this processor it seems to smash the older Lexicon. Compared to the MC-1 it has a more defined sound stage, wider sound stage, tighter bass and mid's and mellow highs that are not fatiguing. I popped in Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon on SACD and sent it through 5.1 bypass from my Denon 5900. This is the best my system has ever sounded on music. I might actually start listening to music again!
As far as movies, sonically the changes are not as noticeable. Of course there are some but not as drastic as the music changes. The front three speakers seem to be a "wall" of sound instead of 3 separate speakers. Separation is still there, but the sound stage is again larger and more complete. The dialogue on the C2 seems to be clearer than the Lex. I found myself turning the volume up during quiet scenes and down during louder scenes on the lexicon. I watched the carrier launch and missile chase from Behind Enemy Lines and again the separation and sound field was very encompassing.
The downside, I find that setup, unless you have a laptop, is pretty much a PITA! I have a projection system and only have a DVI cable running to the projector. Thus I had to run a temp RCA while I was trying to do setup. It would be nice to have DVI/HDMI on this unit.
The auto calibration was very easy, took longer than I thought, but sound levels were dead on and speaker distances seemed perfect.
So far I am very pleased with the purchase. Can't wait to run it through some other paces tonight.
I received my C2 Tuesday. Last night was the first time to listen to it and put it through some paces. I replaced a Lexicon Mc-1. I also replaced all of the speaker wires and interconnects. I will not discuss this here because of forum rules.
As regards to the sonic qualities of this processor it seems to smash the older Lexicon. Compared to the MC-1 it has a more defined sound stage, wider sound stage, tighter bass and mid's and mellow highs that are not fatiguing. I popped in Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon on SACD and sent it through 5.1 bypass from my Denon 5900. This is the best my system has ever sounded on music. I might actually start listening to music again!
As far as movies, sonically the changes are not as noticeable. Of course there are some but not as drastic as the music changes. The front three speakers seem to be a "wall" of sound instead of 3 separate speakers. Separation is still there, but the sound stage is again larger and more complete. The dialogue on the C2 seems to be clearer than the Lex. I found myself turning the volume up during quiet scenes and down during louder scenes on the lexicon. I watched the carrier launch and missile chase from Behind Enemy Lines and again the separation and sound field was very encompassing.
The downside, I find that setup, unless you have a laptop, is pretty much a PITA! I have a projection system and only have a DVI cable running to the projector. Thus I had to run a temp RCA while I was trying to do setup. It would be nice to have DVI/HDMI on this unit.
The auto calibration was very easy, took longer than I thought, but sound levels were dead on and speaker distances seemed perfect.
So far I am very pleased with the purchase. Can't wait to run it through some other paces tonight.
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