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| DLP vs Plasma/LCD A few things that I should point out.1. LCD display also burns, just check avsforum. In fact, plasma has less chance of burn in after some initial "treatment".2. Plasma tech will continue to improve, but not revolutionary. I am in semiconductor bu... | |
| VPI Scout JMW 9 owners help needed For those of you who have similar problem, it is NOT normal.Those nice guys at VPI will either swap you a new one if you want to ship it back (just the base, not the whole table) or you can glue it back yourself with a drop of super glue. | |
| VPI Scout JMW 9 owners help needed Thanks for the input.The 2 set screws for VTA are tight, but the tip can be pulled up and down by 1/8" or so. I don't think it will create any problem since arm's weight will keep it down, but better safe than sorry.As for the tip, I was very care... | |
| Spindle oil As Rives audio pointed out, the best thin oil money can buy is from bicycle source. Tri-flow, Superlube, and others are the best thin oil money can buy. If you need grease, white lithium grease from bicycle store is also the best source.If you nee... | |
| VenHaus Pulsar™ interconnects So does anyone use XLR Pulsar? And why are they so much more money than single ended version? Do they use 2 wires per channel since Pulsar is co-axial and will need 2 wires to achieve true balance configuration. I need a really long run, don't wan... | |
| Sony SCD-1 audiocom mod vs. Wadia 861 anybody? Jwin,Can you tell us more? What level of mod on SCD-1? Rest of the system? What's better? | |
| anyone heard the usher 6 series speakers? Nm512,Usher is a Taiwanese company, not Chinese. Just want to be politically correct. | |
| Universal Remotes for hifi components? Second the Harmony remote. I was able to program my Harmony to recognize my NEC plasma along with rest of other HT gears, that was quite an achievement because NEC plasma is build for professional market and very customizeable which makes most oth... | |
| BAT VK75 / VK75SE Question I have my 75SE sitting on a 300+ lb granite that came from a $2M+ semiconductor metrology tool. Dimension is perfect for the amp, about 2" wider all around and 4" thick. Has an oval cut off in the center, but can't be seen when amp is on top. Comp... | |
| Should there only be one company making gear? Ah, the Wintel strategy. That stands for Microsoft Window + Intel. Funny thing is lots of people are happy with their Linux, Unix, Apple, and AMD computers, maybe happier than Wintel owners even... | |
| Von Schweikert VR-4,Jr. Rob,Are you sure about the computer Sedona is typing on comes from China? I am a Taiwanese, and I am in semiconductor industry, I don't think China is capable of making the "critical" parts of a computer anytime soon.Take CPU, it's most likely an ... | |
| Portable DVD player Onecall.com sometimes has refurb 2500 for $350 or so, great player with lots of features. | |
| Bigger is Better... Do check out avsforum.com, you will find NEC being mentioned as one of the best and on par or better than Panasonic by many.I have a NEC 42VP4, 42" EDTV, bought it while Panasonic was out of stock 6 months ago. With a little tweaking (and all moni... | |
| Who has listened to Sonus Faber "Cremona Auditor" There are lots of Auditor owners out there, but they are just ignoring you.I own several pairs of SF speakers, Auditor is one of my favorite. Compare to EA1, it's more neutral on top and mid, but can't compete with bass in weight. I still like EA1... | |
| Time alignment, important? long Guess I was thinking about about the temp effect of ground vs. air which caused sound to propagate either upward or downward, depending on the temp gradient.So with that straighten and put aside, I still have questions. If tilting the speaker back... |