john_z
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| phantom center channel Sammydog, I feel your pain! I'm currently using a center channel in my system, but I want to upgrade to a front projecter/screen setup and will lose the space to fit my current center speaker due to it's depth and the fact that I still want to be ... | |
| Do Any High End Speakers Boogie/Rock? BW 804 Blues I'm jumping in very late here, but you might want to check out the pair of Hales Revelation Two's for sale right now on the 'gon. The price is a steal for the quality. I might be a little biased because I own a pair myself. I bought the Hales when... | |
| Need help with Kinergetics Subs - Newbie Just a thought.. because your speakers/sub are from a previous "era", try connecting them like they were likely designed to be used: i.e. does the subwoofer amp have speaker-level inputs/outputs? If so, have you tried using them? If this sub/amp/c... | |
| Sony amplification sufficient to drive GP Homes? Ryder,Glad to help. Hope you had a nice holiday! By the way, if you utilize the electronic crossover in your processor for bass-management, be sure to use the unfiltered input on your sub (usually labeled "LFE" or set crossover to "external/out") ... | |
| Sony amplification sufficient to drive GP Homes? Ryder,I think it's a just matter of degree. In home theater, it's important to achieve maximum dynamic range in the system and to avoid distortion. You have to use bass-management properly to achieve this. Your Sony amp would most likely sound ver... | |
| Hales Design Group Speakers...Removing the Grills Hello Conduit. I'll fax you the instructions for the grill cloth removal/re-intallation procedure for the Revelation Series from the Hales owner's manual if you want. The procedure is pretty much exactly as stated above by Arch2. The rubbery cord ... | |
| speaker cable for HT Agree with Sean. I use my HT as my primary music system. I budgeted more funds and use better speaker cables and interconnects to connect my main stereo speakers and high-end cd player than I budgeted for the DVD player, satellite box and VCR conn... | |
| Affordable external crossover for sub use..... Check out the "Richter Scale" by Audio Control. Great piece for the money and will let you dial in any sub for room acoustics, etc. Although primarily designed to EQ subs, you can order it with any crossover characteristics you require for your sy... | |
| Need Advice on BACK/SURROUND Side speakers You may want to consider the Snell SR.5 bipolar. I own a pair and have been very happy overall. They're in your price range new, look very good mounted on-wall, build quality is first-rate, and they sound great. Their tonal balance is fairly neutr... | |
| Why so little discussion about Snell ? After the Hales Design Group pulled out of the consumer speaker market in 2001, the dealer I worked for at that time had a very big hole to fill in their premium speaker offerings. I participated in several manufacturer rep's speaker demos at our ... | |
| What makes your Home Theater system To continue.. I didn't mean to "preach to the choir" above if it sounded that way. I shouldn't post here on an empty stomach! Seriously, Excertfluffer and others have started some very good threads and made some very valid points in this forum reg... | |
| What makes your Home Theater system A big part of what makes my home theater "special" is that it's, well, mine! I get the feeling that many of us who use this forum aren't the types who are simply going to pull out the checkbook and have someone else come in and do it all for them.... | |
| speaker suggestions for modest arcam alpha system Mark - right on. I'll admit I'm sort of spoiled living in the S.F. Bay Area. I can pretty much go and "kick the tires" on any gear you could reasonably imagine within an hour's drive or less.. I would never have even heard of Hales had I not lived... | |
| antenna unplug You may be eliminating a "ground loop" in your system when you unplug the antenna (assuming it's grounded, like an outdoor antenna or cable). This would lower the noise floor and reduce grunge in the sound. If that's the case, your system may bene... | |
| speaker suggestions for modest arcam alpha system Mark - I usually avoid recommending specific components/speakers in this forum because there are so many variables to consider and people have different tastes, etc. However, I did want to touch on the comments made above regarding the Hales. Keep... |