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What's wrong with Thiel?
Thiels are great speakers. They have a wonderful clarity and have a very detailed sound. Someone on these threads said they matched them with Conrad Johnson solid state amps which would be a fanstastic match. The musical of the CJ would probably b... 
REVEL Sub-15 / LE-1 or AERIAL SW-12's.........
Look folks they are all great. Listen to them and then make a choice. It really comes down to a matter of taste. 
REVEL Sub-15 / LE-1 or AERIAL SW-12's.........
Revel sub-15 in a heart beat. These are great subs. They are icredible in complementing my revel studios. For movies they are spine tingling. In the helicopter hits the building scene in Matrix I physically felt there. 
Can the projector be 20 ft away from the screen?
I asked about what the equip. was because the type makes a huge difference. If you wanted CRT as opposed to lcd or dila all of this would factor into both screen size and distance. Each of these projectors depending on tube size or spec. has a fai... 
Can the projector be 20 ft away from the screen?
What kind of projector? What kind of Screen? All of these things are vitally important. 
Best CD sound from a DVD player
The proceed PMDT is fabluous but may be over your range. It is software upgradable. A lot depends on your surround processor. If your using player for this than other issues come into play. The pioneer 47/A has all the features for a good price. I... 
Help, new amp causing "buzzing" in speakers
Calling Parasound is the best advice. Second if you have cable tv try a cheap filter. Third Plug amp into an outlet that is on a different circuit than what you have it in now. 
What is your most beautiful component?
ML media 40. Hands down. 
What was your biggest priority?
About equal for preamp,amps and speakers. Cable certainly is close. It really depends on what system your setting up. A two channel system will probably balance more equally between amps and speakers, unless you want to spring for the highest cost... 
1 or 2 Rear surround speakers for 6.1 system?
I put 2 in the rear and two on the sides. To me with recreating the theater experience being one of the primary reasons for this system, you get more robust sound with two rears. I prewired for the future 10+ system with only one rear center becau... 
Curing ground loop hum with a power conditioner ?
This discussion went into a different discussion of spending a lot of money on a monster conditoner to using a cheap filter for something as simple as a ground loop. I only have sympathy for the small fraction of a percent of retail a/v dealers wh... 
Sand or Lead shot
I endorse the use of the microfil from star sound. I have their sistrum stands with this and it makes quite a difference. 
Curing ground loop hum with a power conditioner ?
Guys you are really making this complicated. If the ground loop hum is from the cable all you need is a simple inexpensive filter for your cable between the outlet and the box. Isomax makes this and can be found on the web or an electronics store.... 
Cooling Help in a Closet Equipment Room
Make sure the exhaust fan is quiet. Not all are created equal. 
Component video cable?
I just got the zu meglar component cables and am very satisfied with the picture. I am using a vidikron vision 2 and faroudja dvp 3000. Frankly I am having serious doubts about the performance differences in video cables once you get to a certain ...