slappy

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hardwood floors and spikes
Tell ya what you do...Find the precise location that you want your speakers, make sure you lift them and set them down, you dont want to scuff your floor.Then once they are in the perfect spot, take out a hammer and wildly start pounding on the to... 
My Survey project, I need YOUR help : :
Rest assured, i can garauntee you that this has absolutly nothing to do with any marketing campaign in any way whatsoever. The end result will be placed on a new forum thread for all to see. However, it will not be published or sold. Im in telecom... 
My Survey project, I need YOUR help : :
Viggen, If you dont want to participate then dont answer the questions. I did not start this forum to be a debate on statistics, demographics and the such. I use terms loosly because im never too sure how much somebody knows on a subject, so rathe... 
What's your profession? Age?
26 year old, underpaid whore for the telecommunication industry. 
How much does your system retail for?
Man, after reading the posts, i dunnno if i wanna say! Everything was bought new. Some deals.Paid about 7,500, retails for just under 10k.Man... what the hell do you people do for a living? Whatever it is, i want to do that!Brainwater! My God man!... 
Recommendations for small, wall mount speakers
'Boston Accoustics Bravos' are wall mounted. I used to have a pair of these and was quite satisfied with thier preformance. they run about 200 each. These can be used as Mains, Center, Surround, rears, just about anything. They are very easy to ge... 
A Shocking Experience
I had the same problem, living here in colorado with thew draught and all, its been very dry. There were times where i would touch my volume knob and get hit by a vicious arc. To get by this. well, to prevent my stereo from being hit i ran a thin ... 
home theatre questions
Charles, Yeah, a Yamaha works great with them. (Sometimes i feel like im a DefTech dealer, because anytime somone wants to get into HT and does not want to spend alot, i usually urge them to go to the nearest dealer and give them a try. I have be... 
Monster HTS-2600 Power Supply
Hello all! Well, i got it fixed. A real good deal too. I bought the unit at soundtrack aabout 2 years ago. Latly i felt like my rig has not been producing the sound that i had become used to. Well, after noting that the "Clean Power" circutry was ... 
High End Audio Equipment, Status Symbol?
I think there are probaably people on this board who think so. Sure is a small sub-culture here, and most of us probably do not have friends in this hobby, but i get the feeling that some people get a real nice feeling when they finally get to ent... 
home theatre questions
I know a couple people who have Definitive Technology Theater in a box setups, it comes with all 5 speaks plus a subwoofer. Im sure you could get it for under 1000. Ive heard them before, and as far as satelite theater in a box type setups, i pers... 
Is $18,000 enough for a high end HT?
Scottht Yeah, i see what you are saying and i guess i kinda agree with youWhat i got is great for movies, but it really doesent have the whole "Theater experience"Ive seen chairs at american furniture warehouse that are designed for HT, pretty pos... 
Question about seperate tuners
Yeah, Im not too sure if i will buy a tuner... im going to get away from the reciever. I was thinking of getting a used Sunfire Grand Cinema 1 with matching 5ch 200w amp. I dont know if it has a tuner or not. Im also fixing to start building a 2ch... 
Good DVD Concert?
Underworld has a fantastic DVD called Everything-Everything. Its techno, but not as generic as other types. Its got a singer and its more than just a dude with a computer. Soundwise its fantastic 
Is $18,000 enough for a high end HT?
Nrchy, good point. 25% of 24 hours is 6.So CaptinCapitalism, you mean to say you watch 6 hours of TV a day? Wow. Thats some true dedication!I watch maybe 6 hours a week!:)