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| Speakers for screen porch not exposed to rain? I kept EV-40's outside permanently in Pittsburgh. Nothing stopped them. They were not even under cover, just angled down a little. They may not be as sonically nice as a great indoor speaker but the "built like a tank" quality and the fact that it... | |
| Decent stereo amp / pre amp on relative budget If you like the anthem, check out Sonic Frontiers????? | |
| Are first order crossovers best? 1st order is 6db, 2nd order 12db, 3rd order is 18db, correct? A lot from what I gather here is the ability of the manufacturers to blend the drivers well. Some companies use steeper crossovers (18db will cut off the signal much more sharply than 6... | |
| Outstanding 5.1 pre/pro with comp. video switch'g I agree with Markusp. I have an Anthem AVM-2. You won't need a 2 channel pre with this.My other choice would be B&K. | |
| Marantz DV8400 or Arcam DV79 Check out prices on interconnects before you buy. You easily could spend more on a run of the mill HDMI interconnect than the player cost. Most people put the player on the rack and then run the video output to the projector 10-15 feet away. That'... | |
| Thiel 1.6's or Quad 22L's ? Opinions Please. Not to knock the rotel (I like them) but, it won't have enough power to do what you need. Both speaker choices are great but are power hungry. The 1.6's need wayyyy more power to ever have any bass or volume. On a positive note: You will get a big... | |
| tube/integrated 2ch beginner Keep the Adcom and replace the Yamaha with something like Rotel, Adcom, Anthem, B&K....You might be amazed and still have only 1 system taking up space. | |
| Which pre-amp? Which AI pre are you using?Odds are, you won't be able to match the warmth and open sound for a reasonable price. You should demo gear to test it against. NOS tubes for the AI are a lot cheaper than a new pre. | |
| best high sensitivity full range speak under 15k Anything by Coincident Technologies. All can run on as little as 3 watts and sound amazing usually for under 10k. | |
| Leasing options for hi-end AV gears? Some stores will offer buyback programs giving you complete credit towards the purchase of a new piece in the future. I think I saw this on soundbysinger.com | |
| BI-AMP OR NOT? You are ruining a perfectly good crossover by doing this. It may really screw up the sound/balance.It will be cheaper and easier to buy a new amp. | |
| B&K ST 202+ Try the B&K vs the Rotel. Very different sound. Personally, I find the B&K more neutral and revealing, the Rotel is warmer sounding. I agree with Palasr that too much power is a good thing. Many times a 200 watt amp will sound better than ... | |
| tube amp How old are your tubes? Is it clean when not being driven hard? Do you have extra tubes to try? Get my drift....do your tubes need replaced? What tubes does it use? | |
| Surround Sound Recommendation Keep it simple or she won't use it! I would get a receiver and DVD of the same brand for starters so she can use 1 remote. I'm not into the theater in a box deals.Don't worry about 6.1 or 7.1, find a simple to use 5.1. THX doesn't matter but, make... | |
| Advise needed regarding N801s - 4 or 8 ohms? If you don't push your amp near its limits, going with the any setting should be fine. Setting the amp for lower impedance usually can't hurt anyting except distortion levels. If you work the amp/speakers hard, then the speakers will be pushing lo... |