Great info Erin! Just curious for the the listening audition what was used for source material? I would think that the sony should do a great job with high-res and compressed music. Btw if you want to sell the gs9 hit me up.
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Great info Erin! Just curious for the the listening audition what was used for source material? I would think that the sony should do a great job with high-res and compressed music. Btw if you want to sell the gs9 hit me up.
I used the songs you see in the pictures. The Cars' latest mofi release of Heartbeat City and the new RATM SACD remastering.
The albums referenced above are discussed here if you are down for a long read, lol.
http://www.caraudiojunkies.com/showt...=Audiophoolery
It's too bad they don't have a double DIN version of the P99.
I used to think that as well but I kind of wonder if that wouldn't look ugly. If I could install worth a flip I'd try to Frankenstein a DD spot for it.
That said, I ordered a set of McIntosh meters this morning to try out with the p99 like I did with the Denon meters. The mc meters are glass on front and I'm thinking that would look really cool with the P99 acrylic front and also keep that whole McIntosh amp theme going. I will just have to see though.
Said meters via google search:
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...o/IMG_3043.jpg
If I'm not mistaken, doesn't the P99 have a blue illumination color? Be curious to see how closely that would match the Mc meter.
Indeed. Yea, I'll have to try that!
well, after tinkering with the sony a bit more I've made up my mind: I'm going to use the P99. For a few reasons:
1) P99's built in DSP makes my life easy
2) P99 plays my iPod and that's one less piece of hardware I have to buy (no need to buy a USB)
3) Sony would require an outboard DSP and by the time I do that any benefit in SQ, not that I really found one, is made moot
4) I don't like the phone for my display with the Sony. I'd have to use an iPad and I'm not really digging that as an option right now.
The Sony's main benefits (for me) are it's nice volume knob and it's simple display. But the former isn't going to be used because the headunit would be too far away from my seated position and the latter is strapped to my dislike of using my phone as the display for music selection. I do wish the P99's volume steps were more like the Sony but that's not enough to make me keep it.
I see the appeal for others who use the Sony. But in my case, it's just not the right choice... at least not right now. Maybe something will change down the line but for the time being I'm sticking with the P99 over the Sony.
I think it looks better with your set up anyway!
I see where one of your reasons for sticking with the P99 was because of its dsp. Does this mean you won't be using the JL TwK anymore?