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Amplification and Speakers In Huge Home Theater
.Terror, EXTREME is exactly what I'm after here. After reading all of the great input I've gotten here, I will integrate at least one pair of subs to help on the bottom end. I may wind up with four subs by the time I'm finished.I saw The Dark Knig... 
Using Professional Amps On Home Theater Speakers
.Ckoffend, I used Carver Silver 9t monoblocs (900 wpc @ 4 ohms) to power them. One pair of monoblocs did a good job, but with two pair of monoblocs in a biamp config, the speakers take a quantum leap and becomes a totally different speaker in a wh... 
Using Professional Amps On Home Theater Speakers
.Doc, it's a loft that I live and work out of. It used to be an industrial building before the conversion. Very thick carpet and padding over a concrete floor..... and ceiling is concrete also. Walls are drywall with insulation with neighbors on b... 
Using Professional Amps On Home Theater Speakers
.The Kappa 9 will bring the Sunfire 5 x 400 to its knees....it won't wake up the Kappa 9, they just don't have the muscle at 4 ohms and below to get the job done. I've owned the Sunfire Signature stereo amp at 600 wpc and they performed only satis... 
Using Professional Amps On Home Theater Speakers
.My room is 70 feet long, 22 feet wide with a 22 foot high ceiling.My Room With The Screen Rolled UpMy Room With The Screen Rolled DownAs you can see, this room is much larger than most conventional home theaters, hence the inquiry into a commerci... 
Using Professional Amps On Home Theater Speakers
.The manufacturers list the Kappa 9 as 4 ohm speakers.My budget is around $10k total for amps to power nine of these speakers for my home theater.. 
Are Disc Players Dead?
.Programmergeek, I see the s7i sells for about $6k. Did you put that much money towards a killer DAC? You may not be making a fair comparison. I'm sure that with $6k some of the guys here that know what they're doing could put together a DAC and d... 
Amplification and Speakers In Huge Home Theater
.Thanks guys, I was looking for a way to do this for a lot less money than it is actually going to take.I'll go back to the drawing board and save up some more dough and try this again another way.. 
How Is Bass Divided Among Speakers If No Sub?
.My room is big enough to have large full range speakers as a center and surround channels without crowding the seating area. Power would not be an issue to the surround speakers..they will have plenty of power.. 
Most stylish CD player .
.Whoa, those Chords look pretty sweet in your photos.. 
Most stylish CD player .
.The Oracle wins this contest hands down. Just an incredible looking machine.. 
Audio Research Ref 5 and Krell amps
If you ever do this let me know. I've had my eyes on a pair of 450 mcx also. 
Are Disc Players Dead?
.These audio debates are hilarious. I love it!The disc player guys versus the server guys.....and the vinyl guys think that both of you are nuts!. 
Why Do You Still Have Vinyl if You Don't Play it?
.The lenses might be worth something. I can't see much value in the camera body. The lenses from my Canon film slr work beautifully with my digital slr.. 
Can pandora be improved?
.If you have a Squeezebox, you can only get 128 kbps. Their premium service will not kick up to 192 on a Squeezebox. I called them on it and they said they don't know when or if they'll ever get 192 kbps for the Squeezebox..