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OK -- in a lot of ways, the RDC-7 was the "dream" component for pre/pros, and with its pending upgrade may become even more so (if we could only find out what that is really going to entail.) :>) And from all reports, the RDA-7 is one "killer" amp, and the RDV-1 is a superb DVD-Audio and -Video player with technology and performance unsurpassed by anything at anywhere near its price.
But what I'm thinking about -- and asking you -- is what other components might be worthwhile additions to the Integra Research line? Is there a "missing gap" in your equipment rack that you would like to have filled with something of the same very high quality, top-of-class performance and relatively reasonable cost as you are enjoying with your RDC-7?
It could be:
• something as mundane, but useful, as a "video format converter" -- something that would take composite signals and separate them out into S-video, or perhaps take S-video and turn it into a three-lead component feed, so you could have just one type of connection to your video device (remember that the RDC-7 does NOT do these conversions internally).
• or it might be something more elaborate such as a hard disc-based video storage and editing device -- kind of like a TIVO but with greater capacity and extra features...
• or maybe a high capacity DVD-Audio/SACD/DVD-Video/DVD+RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW carousel player ...
• or a sophisticated "power center" to hitchhike on the 12 volt "triggers" and control the whole system...
• or …
I'm opening the floor to your discussion -- you can add enthusiastic endorsements to any of the ideas I've thrown out (or tell me why IR shouldn't bother) :>) or propose your own suggestions... this is more-or-less a "brainstorming" session, just for fun, but "who knows"? :>)
Burke
But what I'm thinking about -- and asking you -- is what other components might be worthwhile additions to the Integra Research line? Is there a "missing gap" in your equipment rack that you would like to have filled with something of the same very high quality, top-of-class performance and relatively reasonable cost as you are enjoying with your RDC-7?
It could be:
• something as mundane, but useful, as a "video format converter" -- something that would take composite signals and separate them out into S-video, or perhaps take S-video and turn it into a three-lead component feed, so you could have just one type of connection to your video device (remember that the RDC-7 does NOT do these conversions internally).
• or it might be something more elaborate such as a hard disc-based video storage and editing device -- kind of like a TIVO but with greater capacity and extra features...
• or maybe a high capacity DVD-Audio/SACD/DVD-Video/DVD+RW/CD/CD-R/CD-RW carousel player ...
• or a sophisticated "power center" to hitchhike on the 12 volt "triggers" and control the whole system...
• or …
I'm opening the floor to your discussion -- you can add enthusiastic endorsements to any of the ideas I've thrown out (or tell me why IR shouldn't bother) :>) or propose your own suggestions... this is more-or-less a "brainstorming" session, just for fun, but "who knows"? :>)
Burke
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