I’d say it depends on your headphones and how much the need to drive them fully. As it’s been said the A16 is ok for easier to drive headphones. It even has a balanced mode to increase power. As been discussed above. If you want to listen at high levels, a separate amp is a good idea. Heaps of...

Very cool!! How’s the reverb in that big auditorium? Dose it sound super big? In regards to the 3 centre channels. It annoys the heck out of me that not more films utilize more dialog paning so that voices are coming from the character on screen and not just in the middle. The bigger the...

I’m having the good fortune to be able to do a personal PRIR in a high end showroom. I’ve made the decision to buy the club realiser membership and use the 9.1.6 async file for capture. Seems like the way to go. Now, can I please ask all you wizards for some advice what to think about before I...

Well I’m an old audio geek that is still really confused when it comes to eARC… You’re right, the MiniDSP flex HT defines its hdmi as an output even though it’s technically (and quite obviously) an input. Yes I’m already confused. 🤯 But there seems to be plenty of little hdmi converters that...

Can anyone confirm if the updated hdmi boards can send out decoded LPCM? Just saw this new device from MiniDSP. Now that would be ideal. Rumours talk about it might be able to do Dirac ART too… 🤷‍♂️ https://www.minidsp.com/products/minidsp-in-a-box/flex-ht

Thanks for that @shmau, that was what I expected. Well, if I had a digital outputting A16 there is many options out there. The MiniDSP DDRC 88D would be pretty cool. That can add Dirac on all 8 channels. And then off to a dac8 (ideally…) Thanks again!

Hi all, I have a quick question for the hive mind. If I use the a16 in AV mode. IE, as a surround processor. Is there a way to adjust gain levels between speakers? Thanks! 🙏

There was some discussion a few weeks (or is it months) ago regarding A16’s avr capability and the pre outs. I’m using mine as a 3.1 speaker avr and although it’s extremely clunky and slow for this use case, I can confirm it is working. I even tested a thx optimiser blu ray and the A16 is indeed...

Wow, I’ve made a 10ish prirs, and often have forgot the blue strap, gotten tangled in the spaghetti cable mess, putting strain on the poor things. Am I just lucky? Will they loose quality and make an inferior prir or just die?

Ha, I thought you talked about the A16… 🤣

I’m forever greatfull that I received my A16. I’ve had mine since august 2019 and I’m using it almost daily for reference level movie watching when the house is asleep. For anyone passionate about hearing a soundtrack as intended, but not able to have a dedicated media room, the A16 is a...

Hi, I have a ub820 and I’ve expierenced that if I switch on the Panasonic player before a16, atmos won’t work. It defaults to normal Dolby 7.1. I have to restart the player and then all is hunky dory. Seems like it’s a handshake thing that’s a bit sensitive…

On Apple TV, Disney + and Apple is working great with atmos. Never had any issues. However prime has the infuriating rule that you must have a 4k display to receive atmos (I run a 1080p projector). I’ve heard that rings of power have a stellar atmos mix with heaps of moving objects. Annoying...

Hi, follow up question on this. Making a prir with any normal subwoofer it’s unlikely to have any information below say 20hz. If you run tactile transducers (as I know you do) and want to utilise infrasonic frequencies, what is your method? Utilise the direct bass for LFE? What is the consensus...

Here’s an idea, just make four measurements swivelling around the chair and you’ll have a 7.0 system worth a cool 3 million $$$! Seriously though, I’m very intrigued on hearing to what extent the A16 can reproduce a system like that. If it’s close, it’s crazy how good value it is. I would...

Thanks for your tip. I’m however not referring to the tracker on the headphones, but the “set top” thing in front. But maybe they are connected and doing the freeze reset might help resolve issues. 🤷‍♂️ I’ll test and report my findings. I have emailed James too, but not expecting any response…

Hi guys! I’m having some issues with the set top (the little LED box at the front). It stoped working and seem unresponsive to any changes in the HT settings. It lights up at power up, but then feels frozen. When unplugging and replugging it lights up for a second and then turns off. I’ve tried...

Just received mine too. Yes, the update is way longer then I thought… Now I’m trying out DTS X! Yay!

Me either. Paid it straight away. Not a word yet. Doubt the file would be big though. Why would it be? It’s just a unlock code, right? Intrigued about the future of dts x and if pro becomes available. It’s the only format (I think) that supports below channels. So audio coming from below. It’s...

Was there any rumours that A16 (possibly with the new hardware) could be upgraded to DTS X pro? I wonder if this will be another upgrade cost or included in the $200? I just sent the email to James to upgrade. I don’t really need it but I feel I wanna support the Smyth’s as much as possible...

Yes, I also got APM firmware rev: v2.2.5 8901 Jul after the 2.0 upgrade. I’m on the original APM89L 16ch version. I’ve been on the 2.0 firmware since release and have no mayor issues. The only thing that sometimes happens is some pops and clicks when switching sources. Luckily no red screen...

The Smyth A8 is available on the harmony database. That’s what I use as a base and just teach whatever additional IR codes I need. Most of it works totally fine. If I do involved PRIR measurements I resort to the original remote however.

I also got APM firmware rev: v2.2.5 8901 Jul but I got the correct HDMI firmware v56.46.40 after the 2.0 upgrade. I’m on the original APM89L 16ch version. So far 2.0 has no new issues. Still som pops and annoying sounds when pausing and switching presets, but that’s been a pretty much...

Great tip! Thanks! Although how do you make it work with just two outputs? The one I tried was this. https://www.auselectronicsdirect.com.au/hdmi-2.0-18gbps-4-input-4-output-matrix-switcher-s~30183 Emailed the retailer and they said it’s not compatible with atmos. So I’m gonna return it...

Hi everyone! I hope this group of geniuses can help me out here. I’ve been a happy owner of a A16 for coming up two years soon (yes, I’m very lucky!). I originally had hopes to retire my oldish AVR when the A16 arrived, but since it’s plain AVR functions are pretty dire, I made the choice to...