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Help needed on a recalcitrant Sony DVP-S7000
Thanks Rwwear, but you're on the wrong track! The problem has absolutely nothing to do with regional coding. These are regular movie DVDs from Frye's, Best Buys, etc. They will play on any other DVD player, including my Sony DVP-S9000ES. It's just... 
Help needed on a recalcitrant Sony DVP-S7000
Bdgregory, we are almost there. The instructions I used forced the DVP-S7000 to play a previously rejected (new) DVD by recalibration. The preliminary steps are there. But missing is the step where you input a certain (numerical?) code after turn ... 
Help needed on a recalcitrant Sony DVP-S7000
Richingoth. Yes, my recalcitrant Sony DVP-S7000 requires recalibrating.I tried the site you suggested. That's the same one I used. The instructions for recalibration are GONE! Thanks just the same. 
CD...then the SACD...all over again
Rob, I understand your point completely. I think you may not have read mine entirely right. While I think our discussion about the relative merits of different formats is interesting, my main point was and still is that it will have zero impact on... 
CD...then the SACD...all over again
Robm321, You should ask Sony & Toshiba. They are the ones making the decision, not us. I would have brought CD out a couple years later when higher sampling rate was feasible. I also would never have brought out the Laser Disc. But of course, ... 
CD...then the SACD...all over again
The worse is yet to come.I hear a lot of noise about the new HD DVD formats. Yes folks, formatS with an S. They are supposed to give better picture and sound than DVD and SACD. The two competing camps led by Sony and Toshiba respectively are racin... 
Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence
Nrchy, I had both the SME and the Graham on my SOTA for several months--they use the same SOTA board!--so I had time to compare them with a variety of cartridges, though not the ZYX. My experience was that both arms work extremely well with the SO... 
Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence
Nrchy, most good arms require careful setup but none that I know of (including the unusual Souther linear arm) require any maintenance.I have a SOTA Cosmos also. I have replaced the SME IV with the Graham 2.2 and I am delighted I did. Overall, the... 
Are Speaker Cables Longer than 6 FT. Superior?
This topic has come up regularly many times before. You may want to do a search on this to a get a pretty good spectrum of opinions and explanations.My experience has been the opposite. I get better results with long interconnects (4 meters) and s... 
CD...then the SACD...all over again
Guys, I can feel your pain. Bear it with dignity and courage for your will need it. Your future pain will be far greater.I went through this process with Laser Discs, cursed for ever be its name.Now, unlike CD vs. SACD, the choice of LD vs. VHS ta... 
Threshold S-150 Should I buy??
At $300, it's a steal. The gorgeous front panel/chassis alone is worth that price. When you are sick and tired of it, you can take everything out of the chassis (except the excellent power supply) and put in a pair of 250 wpc or 500 wpc switching ... 
SCD XA-9000 ES or DVP-9000ES w/modwright level III
Has anyone compared the relative merit of each stage of modification (I, II, III and Signature)? I would appreciate your opinion. Sorry to butt in Midareff. 
headphone help
I second the suggestion by HiFidreams about www.headfi.com .I would also recommend the Sennheiser headphone, either the 580/600 or the 650. They have warm sound and are comfortable to wear for a reasonably long stretch of time.I would also recomme... 
does more power=better quality ?
A1126lin, I think your question is rhetorical, at least I hope so. As Gmood1, Nrchy and Thorman already said, quantity and quality have never been the same thing—and I don’t think they will ever be. I would like to bring up a couple of additional ... 
ICEpower Digital Switching Amps?
Sedona, try to compare features added to the class-D modules within each amp to have an idea of what it may sound like and whether the asking price is commensurate with the finished product. Out of the box, class-D modules are relatively inexpensi...