14-Jun-2015, 20:04
you are absolutely right. All firmware versions maybe sound a little bit different, but not night and day. I could live with 7.11, 7.13, 8.0 and 8.1. There is no boomy bass or whatever with 8.1.
On the other hand SAM has changed, and in fact I currently prefer to switch SAM off. With SAM the sound gets a little bit artificial and harsh sometimes. I also noticed that having a pre out with a high or low pass seems to degrade SQ for the mains. Maybe someone else can verify this. I get the best sound with pre out set to full range and SAM off. Not sure if that is a new behaviour or if that was also happening with 7.1 or if I simply hear wrong...
On the other hand SAM has changed, and in fact I currently prefer to switch SAM off. With SAM the sound gets a little bit artificial and harsh sometimes. I also noticed that having a pre out with a high or low pass seems to degrade SQ for the mains. Maybe someone else can verify this. I get the best sound with pre out set to full range and SAM off. Not sure if that is a new behaviour or if that was also happening with 7.1 or if I simply hear wrong...