hey Rick glad to hear you're enjoying your new toys. I hope that with each listening session things will get better and better and better.

I'm really enjoying my Shunyata venom digital power cord, each listening session is better than the prior.

For those of you that are skeptical about the Shunyata venom digital power cord, but want something more highbrow, than maybe the Shunyata ETron A Alpha Digital would be more your speed. The A Alpha is getting great reviews on Decware.com.

Dedicated Audio has a 1 year trade up program. Start out with an Venom Digital and within a year trade up to The A Alpha...this is something I'll be looking into.

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Hi Rick,
Thanks for that good report, well done!!!!!!
Sorry to get off track a bit, but I have a harmony remote that is a PITA. You changed to URC?
And like it? Do you mind saying which one, which model and what you like about it?
I need to change my univ. remote control.
Happy listening with all your changes, enjoy the fun.
God Bless, Wayne

WayneWilmeth wrote: Hi Rick,
Thanks for that good report, well done!!!!!!
Sorry to get off track a bit, but I have a harmony remote that is a PITA. You changed to URC?
And like it? Do you mind saying which one, which model and what you like about it?
I need to change my univ. remote control.
Happy listening with all your changes, enjoy the fun.
God Bless, Wayne

Hi, Wayne

Thanks!

Re the new universal remote, it's a URC MX-890. It's more intuitive to use than the Harmony, and can be be programmed to do more things. When programmed the screen can show a box for each of the different playing modes to be controlled (tv, DVD, CD, SONOS, internet HD radio, Zone 2 speakers, whatever) , and when the tab next to that box is pressed, it then tuns on or off the appropriate devices, and the screen changes to show the selected control functions for that playing mode (return, repeat, skip, favorite channels, DVR list, whatever). Common control functions like pause, play, record, volume, channel change, menu, guide etc. are already on the tabs below the screen. So far, I like it.

Happy listening!

Rick

Thanks a LOT Rick,
I will check it out!!!!!
God Bless,
Wayne

Hey Rick,
I just searched it and found it online, but it says you have to pay someone to program it??????
And each time my sat company changes the channel numbering, have to send it to America and pay someone to reprogram it????
Am I getting the wrong info?
Does not sound like the one for me.
God Bless,
Wayne

Wayne and Rick,

Which Harmony models were you having a hard time with? I've had some challenges with them in the past but their new Hub seems to work reasonably well. They seem to be improving. The more expensive options that require dealer support have always been a no go for me. I'm glad Rick may be on to something that is a viable replacement.

Cheers,

T Cobe