GA Russell Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) Forty years ago I was under the impression that prices for stereo systems were at their lowest when the college kids went back to school. Perhaps that is still true. But this time of year might be good as well. So here we go. Denon AVR-X3300W 7.2 Channel Full 4K Ultra HD A/V Receiver with Built-In Wi-Fi and Bluetooth - $200 off - $799.00 https://www.amazon.com/Denon-AVR-X3300W-Channel-Receiver-Bluetooth/dp/B01HL8KYAY Edited December 4, 2016 by GA Russell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 4, 2016 Report Share Posted December 4, 2016 It's truly amazing what they"re building into receivers these days! They're damn near their own computer systems now. Glad to see they're putting triggers on them now. Those are the greatest inventions EVER in the audio world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Scott, what are triggers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 They are 3.5mm jacks that you can connect seperate components with, and they'll send a trigger signal. For example: my preamp is wired to my amp, which is wired to my DAC. So, the only thing I have to do is hit the power button on the preamp remote. Preamp comes on, triggers the amp to come on, which triggers the DAC to come on. Same thing to turn them all off. Hit "standby" on the preamp remote, preamp shuts down, then the amp shuts down, then the DAC shuts down. Pretty sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted December 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 It's all news to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 5, 2016 Report Share Posted December 5, 2016 Yeah, I wasn't familiar with the concept until I got all my Emotiva gear a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 On 12/5/2016 at 3:24 AM, Scott Dolan said: Yeah, I wasn't familiar with the concept until I got all my Emotiva gear a few years ago. My 1997 McIntosh MCD7009 cd player already had that 3.5mm jack. It is a convenient feature, but nothing new. McIntosh had first started using these cables for data control since the mid-1990s, I've been told. Don't know if they were the first ones, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 20, 2016 Report Share Posted December 20, 2016 Yeah, I have no idea how long the technology has been around. I don't remember having triggers on any of my previous CD or DVD players. Perhaps they were only a feature on slightly higher end makes, like McIntosh, for example. Still a really cool discovery for me, no matter how old the technology! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 (edited) 10 hours ago, Scott Dolan said: Yeah, I have no idea how long the technology has been around. I don't remember having triggers on any of my previous CD or DVD players. Perhaps they were only a feature on slightly higher end makes, like McIntosh, for example. Still a really cool discovery for me, no matter how old the technology! Yeah, I've only had the Mac pre and amp for a little over a year, so I've only had this feature in use on the old Mac cd player for just as long. Preamp controls the amp and the other Mac pieces in the chain. I suppose it can also power up other brands units with the 3.5mm inputs. Also, I think my power surge protection unit from Monster Power has a remote, and the 3.5mm trigger outputs for powering units up and down. I never used it, though. It is a heck of a convenient feature , since I can use just one remote now. . Edited December 21, 2016 by Dmitry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 That's interesting. My Monster Power Center doesn't have a remote control, or a mini trigger. What model are you using? Mine is the HTS1600 shelf mount unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I don't remember off the top of my head. I think it's either HTS2500 or HTS3000? About 10 y.o. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Very odd. I wonder why they stopped putting those on subsequent models. It's funny, I'd actually have no use for either of those features with my current system, but find it odd they'd regress in their models like that. Maybe most folks didn't need them either? Did you use either of them? Just as confusing is why they completely discontinued that line, and never replaced it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitry Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Yes, wow, I just checked, and there are no more new power centers from Monster. Used and nos are available, but with no warranty one should steer clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Sucks too, because those were beautiful units that fit in seamlessly with your components. I did find this. Even though it has that one ugly outlet on the front. Still better than noting, I guess. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_299MR4000/Panamax-MR4000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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