chaskelljr2001
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| best bang/ buck - old sansui vs panasonic XR "59vovo":If you could find a Sansui 8080 or 9090 in excellent shape and at a good price, I would probably favor a vintage Sansui, Marantz or Pioneer over a new Panasonic XR Receiver, as those receivers from yesteryear are better built and probably... | |
| TV converter box "Chadnliz":"(Radioshak charges too much)"No..... not really.... Radio Shack doesn't charge any more for their converter boxes than other retailers. I got one for my Panasonic CT-27SF37 27" Direct-View TV and I only paid $20.00 for mine (a coupon c... | |
| TV converter box John:As others have already said, the official date of the analog to digital switchover is February 17, 2009.Go to www.dtv2009.gov to see where you can get a $40.00 voucher coupon so that you can purchase a DTV Converter Box. When your coupons arr... | |
| How did I do on a small budget? "Dszabo1":Looks to me like you have done VERY WELL by yourself with a limited budget.So now, what we all want to know is when are those Polk Audio Floorstanders will be arriving????Keep Us Posted......--Charles-- | |
| I need help with the audio side "Neway317":No Problem.....My take on the MITerminators are that they're neutral and they make the midrange coming from the Vandersteens open up even further, expanding the plane of the speakers themselves. They also make the bass JUST a little mor... | |
| I need help with the audio side "Neway317":"As for the amp recommendation, I originally went the same route that Chaskell did also, debating between a Krell KAV-x00i or a Classe 151."Well, actually...... I only suggested the Krell and Classe Integrateds to "Brooksd" as possible ... | |
| I need help with the audio side "Brooksd":Then...... just like Jeff has said, get you some Vandersteens. I co-sign with him on that assessment. If lack of set-up issues, reasonable price, bass response, midrange and a nice high end will do, the only way to go is Vandersteen. I o... | |
| what's your thoughts on your next system project? "Flrnlamb":I am glad that you have asked that. I am getting ready to redo my home theater as well.And if you are counting the viewing device also, I may have started already. When I put together my last home theater, sound quality (for movies and ... | |
| Yamaha or Denon ? "Gonglee3":Myself??? Ever since I was doing the home theater thing back since 2000, the only receivers that I have ever owned was Harman/Kardon and Yamaha. But I have heard some great things about Denon too.I have owned a Harman/Kardon AVR-210 fro... | |
| Best Cost No Object pre-pro is? "Henryhk":In practical terms, I'll take a Rotel RSP-1098 (Price -- About $3K to about $4K).In absoulute terms, then I'll have to co-sign with "Kennyt" pick and go with the new Mark Levinson 502 as well. But I will have to hit the "Lotto Millions" ... | |
| For the money, Best set up for HT and music "Bluvision":Actually, I would co-sign on "Jrwr7's" proposed setup. If it were my money, that would be the setup I would buy.If you can stretch your budget to maybe another $1,000.00 beyond your proposed budget, you can also throw in some cables an... | |
| What's Toshiba replacing the Toshiba HD XA2 with? "Cytocycle":So...... Do you think that that Toshiba is REALLY going to get on the "Blue-Ray" bandwagon now that HD-DVD is no more????If they do something like that, that's going to be PRETTY interesting.--Charles-- | |
| The rout is on for Blu-Ray Oh...... I guess nobody's heard the BIG news yet.Toshiba is also throwing in the towel on HD-DVD. So..... don't be surprised if you start seeing Toshibas going for dirt cheap pretty soon.So now, Blue-Ray has the field all to themselves. So now, I ... | |
| Advice on first HT equipment and setup. "Freddy50":Looks like you got a nice and simple audio system here, and I would not do anything to change that.But now, I am with "Mrjstark" when it comes to the speaker recommendations for your home theater.I too, would stick with JM Labs and go f... | |
| Anybody heard Philips new tubed micro system? Oh..... Never Mind..... It's about $600.00STILL...... For a system that uses tubes and ribbon speakers, that's not bad. To fill out the sound, I'll just mate it with a cheap $200.00 or $300.00 subwoofer. It won't supplant my main system, but it wo... |