russ_l
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| Harman Kardon HK 3250 as pre-amp? Chadbur- Using the HK preouts driving the Adcom will give you 60 watts per channel, not 100. Using the Adcom will buy you an additional 1.8 dBW (into an eight ohm load); not much of an increase in drive capability. However, the Adcom may sound bet... | |
| What is the correct cabinet height for a 50" TV? Hgeifman- I agree with Photon46. Center of screen should be at (approximately) eye height when seated. Does not hurt to also have tweeters of front L and R channels at the same height though not as important. Best advice, don't get old. These prog... | |
| Amplifier suggestions for home theater Phasor- Dump the center channel and buy a good stereo amp. I give this advice often, but in your case it's even more so as the Vandy 2CE Sigs are imaging champs (as are most speakers with first order crossovers). Selling the center channel will al... | |
| balanced is inherently flawed Herman- Glad that you have been listening to your system. I was going to make you an offer (shhh! the wife is looking over my shoulder).Russ | |
| balanced is inherently flawed Herman- Sounds like you have a nice system. Do you ever listen to it? And one more time, being that you are a Naim owner, Naim uses DIN connectors "to eliminate earthing problems and improve CMR" (go to their website or give them a call). As you h... | |
| Center or Phantom Center????? Hbrandt- Yes; and don't bother. Ditched my center channel speaker a couple of years ago. My front left right speakers image very well and even off-axis listeners have the dialog anchored to the screen. I think the eye-brain relationship comes into... | |
| balanced is inherently flawed Herman- I read your post several times but I fail to see what point you are (attempting) to make. Plus, you make many wrong assumptions. For example:1- A balanced amp will not necessarily be twice as expensive as a single ended amp, and typically ... | |
| Best DVD Player $2000.00 new or used Goose- Good recommendation by Vectorman, but he left out one very important piece of information. The PMDT is no longer in production and one can only hope that Harmon International will continue to support it. As they seem hell bent to make Lexic... | |
| Point to Point Wiring Mark- I are an engineer. You are correct!Russ | |
| Point to Point Wiring Point to point wiring may or may not make sound quality better. Each product using that particular technique needs to be taken on a case-to-case basis. Point to point wiring however, in a hobby where high price is already equated to sound quality,... | |
| Placement of Center Channel Speaker Fernando- Easiest way to match the center speaker to the main L and R speakers is to ditch the center speaker altogether and use the "phantom" center channel mode in your processor or receiver. No problems with "height" match, no problems with "to... | |
| know any speakers match w/ dunlavy for ht? Balthus- Can't make a recommendation for the rear surrounds, but can make one for the center channel. DON'T use one! Switch your processor to phantom mode and get PERFECT tonal balance. As always IMHO and seven years of HT experience.Russ | |
| Plasma TVs and center channel speakers Mitch- Here is a better (and easier) idea to try. Put away your center channel speaker and select phantom mode in your processor. You'll be amazed at how much better the sound will be. And if anyone is sitting 90 degrees off axis tell them to lie ... | |
| Centre and Rears to match Dynaudio Special 25's Abe's correct; there is no reason to go hog whild on rear surround speakers (unless you want them to be full range for the depth charges in Das Boot). However, there is also no reason to waste ANY money on the center channel - it's just not needed... | |
| 2-channel pre-amp and dedicated processor? Jpaik- The preamp's volume control does NOT have to be set to the unity gain position. It has to be set (each time your using the input from your HT processor) to the SAME position it was set to when you "balanced" your five HT channels during ini... |