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My system transistions little by little every few years. After moving from a really small living room (with a 7 foot ceiling no less) I decided I wanted a room that was not only for entertaining and music but for some good movie watching.

The room that was built when the addition onto the house was decently massive but put a major strain on the Tag Amp which meant a new amp. The Anthem helped smooth the sound out and added a lot of necessary power for music.

On the movie side I wasted money on trying to buy another amp and wanting to sell the Tag amp (dumb move!) and then decided to keep it and get rid of the one that was just bought.

Whats not in the list (because I can't figure out where they are):

Scandyna Minipod speakers for the rear. They're quite nice speakers and good for ambient noise during movies (they're not bad looking either)

B&W Center Channel: this is a rather old model but still one that I like a lot.

Monster Cable Power Conditioner: this is the HTS5100 model.
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    • TagMcLaren Audio 100X5r
    movie amp
    • TagMcLaren Audio AV-32r
    runs everything
    • Magnum Dynalab MD-90
    Impulse buy :-(
    • Marantz DV9600
    Universal CD/DVD Player
    • Anthem Statement P2
    2 channel music amp
    • Velodyne HGS-12
    subwoofer
    • B&W Nautilus 802
    Rosenut in color
    • Salamander Archetype 5.0
    holds everything
    • Panasonic DMP-BD30K
    1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player

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I see you have the DMP-BD30K and I'm thinking of getting this Panasonic BluRay player to use as my only source in a 2 channel system. I have a few questions about its playback of DVDs and CDs. I read that its BluRay playback is outstanding.

Will it play regular DVDs and CDs with good quality picture and sound?
How good is redbook cd playback?
Does it have 2 channel audio output that combines the 5.1 to stereo?
My current Oppo DVD player has a volume control that I use, so does the Panny BluRay have a volume adjustment on the remote so I can feed an amp directly?

Thanks

mjcmt