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| PS3 for blu and surround Scrowley,Given your response to Blu-ray, I suspect you would be blown away by a receiver with HDMI and the new lossless codecs. You can probably find a used one on AudiogoN at a good price.db | |
| What's the best Sony CD/SACD player? After servicing by Sony Laredo the sound of my DVP-S9000ES is much improved -- since I got a PS3-80, I've used it only for stereo with video processing turned off. But the sound of my XA5400ES is superior. The 5400ES exhibits what might seem oppos... | |
| B&W 803 vs used Merlin TSM I also will be interested in the replies you receive. I've probably heard the B&W 803 speakers, but don't recall them. I do recall being very impressed by the Merlin TSM speakers, and being amazed by the sound from such a small box.db | |
| Room design - home theater Thanks for the advice about curtains, Blindjim. I have a 100" screen that I'd like to cover when not viewing. I built a small stage in front of the screen that my LCR amp sits on, so cabling to and from it can be hidden under the stage. For flexib... | |
| Comparable products to the Velodyne SMS-1 The SMS-1 permits manual adjustments with the remote. AFAIK the PC connection is only to update software.db | |
| SMS-1 Questions Kal,I'm sure you and Marty are correct, but when I installed mine I just let it do what it did automatically. My plan was to get back and tweak it, but I have yet to do so, and my Velodyne HGS-15 sounds pretty good and seems to blend seamlessly wi... | |
| Subwoofers - Grille off or on? Stanwal,You seem to be overly defensive or are puffing yourself, because I didn't see a single post in the thread that questioned your experience in listening to speakers with or without grills. The complaint about the use of the term always refer... | |
| Dealing with a large TV between speakers From a 36 XBR to a 40" LCD to a 100" projection screen. Each step improved the depth of soundstage. Now I wonder if I should have a curtain to draw over the screen when I'm listening to music, because the screen is a large reflective area.db | |
| SMS-1 Questions Kal,I've always assumed DRC stands for Digital Room Correction. OP,it's been some time since I set up my SMS-1, but I think you can just let it run if you don't care to see what it's doing. Although I may have the display turned off, IIRC it does ... | |
| Blue ray and cd player combined? If you don't need analog output from the player, the plain Oppo BDP 83 is quite a bit less than the SE version, and said to be just as good in the digital domain.db | |
| Is 1080p via DirecTV I think Mrderrick must have meant 1080p, because I think all DirecTV HD is at least 1080i. I do know they advertise the availability of 1080p, and the picture quality is particularly spectacular for some programs projected on our 100" screen. The ... | |
| Tube vs. Solid State-Basic Question Most good quality amps specify output as RMS watts over a particular frequency range at particular distortion rates with all channels driven simultaneously. It used to be common for mass marketed AVRs to use a less stringent specification of watta... | |
| auralex bass traps I have no experience with them as such, so I can only generalize from the Auralex SubDudes which are amazingly effective. I think Auralex knows how to design acoustic products that address bass.db | |
| Has anyone had eperience with the new sony xa5400e Jonny,What the hell do you expect people to say if they are indeed satisfied with the 5400ES? In my system it replaced a very good sounding DVP-S9000ES; my only other comparison is an Esoteric SA-60 in my cousin's system. The 5400ES portrays timbr... |