redwoodgarden
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| DLP rear projector recommendation please Mitsubishi just came out with their DLP and it was well worth the wait. It runs rings around the Samsung DLP. Samsung jumped the gun to be first but, it's picture and repair record are rock bottom. Mitsubishi uses a much more expensive chip for a ... | |
| What music do you want to play really loud? Organ music using the lowest bass octave is my preference. The largest organ in the world with the deepest bass (8 hertz) is in Atantic City. Unfortunately it is no longer operational, and hasn't been for decades due to the cost of renovations. Ho... | |
| Speaker Cables - 15 Ft. or "No Wife" I agree with MP... Alpha-Core is the way to go. Alpha-Core speaker wire is thick, flat, and 99.99% pure copper or silver. Better yet it only costs a several hundred dollars. Nordost wire with 99.999999% pure copper is fanatical, ridictulously expe... | |
| Subwoofer placement The extremely large amount of magnetic flux generated by the subwoofer will distroy your TV picture image. A corner placement of the subwoofer will produce a fast, not muddy bass sound. The room corner will produce a megaphone effect for your subw... | |
| Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder Believe it or not, Duane Eddy only had one hit: Rebel Rouser. None of his other songs were hits according to a local DJ here in Baltimore. | |
| Ideal distance from TV to sitting/viewin position The distance that you sit from your TV depends more on the signal source rather than screen size. While viewing a regular TV signal, you should sit about ten feet in front of a 50 inch screen. However, with a high definition image, you could move ... | |
| 7 or 5 speakers Homer, it sounds like you are all set for 7.1 except for the surround speakers. You can get excellent surround speakers at a moderate price by concentrating on high quality midrange and tweeters. Don't worry about the bass; it's not that important... | |
| 7 or 5 speakers You need to provide a lot more information. Are you just starting out or do you already have some equipment? How much are you willing to invest into your HT? Do you already have a surround sound processor? How many viewers will be in the room and ... | |
| Jazz Big Band Recommendations? If you ever go to New Orleans, there is a not-well-kept-secret that the place to hear the best jazz in town is Preservation Hall. They bring in great sounding no-name bands to maintain the heritage of old fashioned jazz. The room is small and rust... | |
| Best female vocals on CD There is no contest! Listen to Celine Dion sing "The Power Of Love", and "My Heart Will Go On" from the TITANIC sound tract and be prepared to melt into your seat! | |
| Not a ground loop hum??? Do you have dimmer switches anywhere in your home? If yes, try turning them off, and see if that makes a difference. That suggestion solved all of my problems last year. | |
| Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend? I had a problem with the squawker horn in my Khorns being too shrill. The lower frequencies were great, but the frequencies above 2000Hz were 15 to 20dB above normal. Biamping or volume adjustments of the squawker would not solve the problem, beca... | |
| Senior Audiophiles - Audiophile since the 60-70's? My audiophile days started 1958 when my shop teacher helped me build a 3 watt Heathkit amplifier with acid core solder. What a disaster! However, there was no turning back after that. I then graduated to building larger Heathkits, Knightkits, and ... | |
| How much does your system retail for? My system retails for about $50,000, but I actually paid only one half of that. I was able to save tens of thousands of dollars by buying my equipment used, or new but in raw or prototype condition. Instead of showing off my speakers like trophies... | |
| How to stop upgrading and aviod going bankrupt???? You need to think logically, not on impulse. Develop a budget that you can live with. How much can you afford each year for equipment? How many years are you willing to wait for your dream system? Multiply the two and you have your budget. With th... |