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| which dvd player to use? I was looking at the Denon player or the Samsung as both have DVI outputs. For me, this was critical as I wanted my new tv's chip to handle the data, not the dvd player. I'm not familiar with your projector so don't know if you feel the same. If y... | |
| Large Speakers Small Rooms My main listening room is in the basement, 12'x17'x7.5'. I recently bought Vandersteen 3a signatures. Out of curiousity, after a few weeks I lugged them, my amp, pre, and source upstairs to my living room, which has a 25' foot cathedral ceiling an... | |
| Material to place under Down firing Sub ? For what it's worth, Sumiko recommends that REL subs (downfiring) be placed directly on the carpet, without spikes, when the floor is concrete. I doubt you'd find much difference with placing wood, or even a slab of granite, under your sub when th... | |
| adding power amp to receiver In my opinion adding a power amp to a receiver will only result in a modest improvement on music. If you plan on continuing to build your system to maximize for music, then add one now so you can move to separates when you can afford a good preamp... | |
| Is adding a power amp to an A/V receiver worth it? I guess I am in the minority here. I think the answer depends on where you want your system to be in a year or two, and how much you care about music vs. HT. I added a Bryston 4BST to a mid-fi Onkyo receiver with the plan to add a separate preamp ... | |
| 2 Channel Amp with AV Receiver Hello, I was in your situation (different gear), and found that adding a Bryston 4BST while using my mid-fi receiver as preamp was only a modest improvement (music had greater sense of ease, extension). Lived with that for a number of months until... | |
| groovin organ based soul & jazz A great album is Charles Earland's Jazz Organ Summit. It's got Lonnie Smith, Johnny "Hammond" Smith, Jimmy McGriff, and Charles Earland, all on the same stage. Great stuff. | |
| I'd like to learn about volume controls BAT's website (balanced.com) has a description of their research into various types of volume controls that you may find informative. Click on the "resources" tab to get to the "white papers" -- the one you want is titled the "i-series white paper". | |
| Why bi-wiring is bad Although I am far from an expert, I have found Jon Risch's explanation and arguments in favor of biwiring convincing. I, too, had trouble understanding how two different cables that were connected at the same (amp) end could possibly be carrying t... | |
| Time Life Classic Jazz Have no experience with Time Life. However, I would recommend the Ken Burns set if you are just getting into jazz. For Christmas I received twelve of the Ken Burns CDs, which my wife was able to buy through a music club (I think BMG) at 12 for the... | |
| Low and High Level Inputs on REL Subs The top left knob (as you look at the back of the sub) lets you switch from the hi to low level connections (including 180 phase shift for both). Other knobs allow you to modify settings so you can both (1) fine-tune how high in frequency range th... | |
| Info on JBL L-110 Happened to see these for $500 used at recycledaudio.com (boulder, colorado). good luck | |
| Favorite Christmas Song & Album. My favorite has to be the Trans-Siberian Orchestra's "Christmas Eve and Other Stories" -- powerful musically, powerful emotionally. For blues, try Blue Yule: Christmas Blues and R&B Classics. For jazz, hard to beat either Louis Armstrong's "Wh... |