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Integra processors good?
My comments:http://www.stereophile.com/hirezplayers/108mitr/index.htmlhttp://www.stereophile.com/budgetcomponents/508mitr/index.htmlKal 
ESS Technology sabre32
Their demos were impressive and I hope to have a demo board very soon. Kal 
How can you not have multichannel system
Eldartford wrote: I remain fearful of where my subwoofer ear will grow.It's already there. ;-)Kal 
How can you not have multichannel system
First off, you should note that I did not, in any way, criticize your listening preferences, just this particular attempt to justify them.Dreadhead wrote:Kr4, the only naive statement is yours. If this statement continues to pop up in every discus... 
How can you not have multichannel system
I only have two ears, one for each speaker.It seems this silly and naive statement will pop up in every discussion of multichannel audio. Sigh.Kal 
How can you not have multichannel system
Bojack wrote:I see your point, Kal. What I was getting at was that most live shows do not have dedicated surround channels via speaker banks behind and around the audience.That is true but, at home, you need those dedicated surround channels to re... 
How can you not have multichannel system
Bojack wrote:Ummm...when acts like the Stones and Radiohead introduce "surround sound" as part of their live shows, I'll invest in multichannel. All live events are in "surround sound" unless produced in an anechoic chamber or infinite flat meadow... 
How can you not have multichannel system
They were TAD Model Ones, not TAG. FWIW.Kal 
Home theater crossover question
Javachip is certainly correct about the localizability of the sub when it is asked to perform much above 80Hz but that was not the problem asked about. In fact, I see more problems in lowering the crossover from 200Hz to 80Hz, more than an octave,... 
Home theater crossover question
You are confusing two things. The crossover for the fronts will, indeed, send everything below 200Hz from those channels to the subwoofer and the sub will reproduce all of it (assuming the sub is capable).OTOH, the crossover for the sub is set at ... 
Subwoofer setting
Yes, the in-room response is quite relevant but the vast majority of people have no way to measure that and must rely on the printed specs, if any.Kal 
Subwoofer setting
General rule is 1/2 or whole octave above the main speaker's -3dB point. Unfortunately, the spec you quote does not tell us that but, assuming 60Hz was the -3dB point, I would recommend 80 or 120Hz.Kal 
Room Equalizer Wizard for dummies
Try Home Theater Shack's REW forum. Lots of help/experience even from the program developer.Kal 
New Bel Canto Gear at RMAF
Just finished correcting the proofs. March issue.Kal 
3 channel tube amp for home theater?
"If I used a five channel amp, does the Home Theater Receiver get replaced with something like a Home Theater Preamp/Processor?" Yes, many with more coming next week at CES." If so, how do you output the proper signal voltage to the monoblocs from...