johnnyb53
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| rear surround speaker Audio Advisor has wall-mountable $800/pair JM Lab/Focal surround speakers on sale for $189/pair here.Otherwise, for wall- or ceiling-mount rear surrounds, I'd go with Mirage Omnisat satellites or NanoSats. They have built-in wall-mounts and are om... | |
| philips 963sa player My Philips 963SA went DOA after a couple of power shutoffs too. For now my fix was an Oppo DV-980H. Picture is about as good, and better when upconverting thru HDMI, and I like all sound better, plus it plays DVD-A.Still not sure what to do with m... | |
| Warner and Blu ray? 01-05-08: Mitch4t*I really don't care either way, as long as they keep making standard def dvd's. I prefer the 4:3 aspect ratio of the standard def discs for my movie screen. Enlighten me. I've never understood how a movie-enthusiast could prefer ... | |
| Warner and Blu ray? 01-05-08: OnkyodudeWhy buy a format that ONLY does 1080i? Think of it that way. 1080p is ALOT better! Right now, I don`t have either of them. I`M waiting for BLU-RAY RECORDERS!!!!! 01-05-08: Cruz123Onkyodude, as a fyi, there are HD-DVD players tha... | |
| Sony Playstation 1 for a CD player ??? Word is that the PS1 (or at least a production run thereof) used a rather sophisticated chipset and significant processing power that partnered to make a superior-sounding CD player, especially if you can live with using a wired game controller as... | |
| PICK ONE... ONKYO 805 or MARANTZ 8001 If you avoid amps that employ negative feedback, your remaining choices will be quite scant, and none will be mainstream. | |
| Review: Dahlquist DQ-10 Speaker Review: Dahlquist DQ-10 SpeakerIf any of you were to invest in a pair today would you go after the 10's or the 20(i)'s or 30(i)'s?Yes. :-) | |
| Linear Tracking Turn Table Not Tracking 01-02-08: David6flI found the problem with tracking. The rubber drive belt from the servo was old and slipping. I took it off and cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol. Then I did what I do on my laser printers when the paper pickup starts causing pro... | |
| dts question 01-01-08: Mitch4t*....er, um,...you guys should look at the date of the original post...the thread was originally posted more than four years ago in 2003.Ha ha! Good one.Nevermind. | |
| What mat for aluminum I have a Technics SL1210, and I too stumbled onto an Oracle Groove Isolator. Got a used one for $10. This is an excellent match for an aluminum platter because it's sorbothane, but not sorbothane gel. It's heavy and dampens aluminum's inherent rin... | |
| dts question I am thinking of upgrading my system by incorporating a dts decoder. I already have a dolby digital decoder though. Does anyone know the difference and know if it is worth getting into. Is there a noticable differnece betweene dts and dolby digita... | |
| DVD player question The 80GB Playstation 3 plays Blu-ray, CD, DVD, and SACD. You can get a Toshiba HD-A3 or HD-D3 for about $179 that plays CD, HD DVD, and DVD. Both units upconvert std. DVD very well. So if you have the shelf space and room for the I/O connectors, y... | |
| To damp or not to damp JMW-9 Sig ? 12-22-07: StringreenI...discovered that a bit of the damping fluid is a good thing. ... Too much oil will deaden the highs....The results are improved midrange - more depth and air between the notes, and improved low bass. ....A couple months ago ... | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? So... what was this magic turntable with the 10" thick electric blue platter and long-ass belt drive that made a 4-5x improvement? | |
| Herbie's fantastical mat vs anyGiven Spotmat Could you elaborate on what a spot mat is, or provide a link that does so?What kind of foam? Does the record rest on the cork dots? |