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| whats it worth? Check ebay "completed items" for comparable pricing. You can always try craigslist too.Check audiogon forums for "best budget receiver" if you are looking for upgrade ideas. | |
| Questions about a Homemade Brightstar Big Rock They have 4 rubber screw-in feet. You might try 3 cones or feet for your design. They also include 4 1/2" cross section foam strips that press fit around the plinth to contain the sand. Hammerite paint might look cool. You might need to add a prim... | |
| search for musical s.s. yields a tube epiphany I bought a pair of vintage 25 watt VTL tiny triode amps to play around with in a bedroom system, and WHOA was I in for a suprise. The VTL's have taken over the big rig system. I lost the bass control and slam of my solid state amp, but the mids an... | |
| Big beautilful tube amp Atma-Sphere Novacron 60Watt monoblocks in L/R mirrored pairs. Rare and retro sexy on A-gon for 4K. OTL design and sound. They have more models to choose from as well.Pic does not do it justice! Silver retro hammer paint chassis with chrome.http://... | |
| Linn Classik All-in-one box solutions Great feedback guys! Thanks to all. | |
| mp3 bit stream to DAC? The Yamaha had a better DAC than an Archos mp3 player? No suprise there. The analog output of the Archos is probably junk too. It could be any combination of cheap DAC and analog stage within the unit.The Ack Dack is a minimalist design. I am sure... | |
| Line Conditioner or New Power Cords? I would try CD/Dac/Pre into power conditioner.Amplfier direct in the wall.Build from there. | |
| putting speaker vertical or horizontal? I'm with Pabelson on this one.The M6 should be better vertical. Try them both ways and see if you can tell the difference. | |
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| What is the optimum throw distance? Dtsag,Can you explain further why no zoom would be best. I like your idea for experiment before installing. | |
| What is the optimum throw distance? Optics and Geometry will be best near the center of the range (14ft). Keep in mind this is usually the distance from the screen to the front of the lens so mounting will be somewhat further than that. Lens is typically offset left or right so you ... | |
| Which speakers? If you want "boxless" sound and modern style like your TV look into Gallo Ref 3 fronts and center channel. Add Gallo Due speakers for surrounds. | |
| are rear surround sound speakers having same sound I believe if you have 7.1 source material they should be descrete channels and not mono. If you have 6.1 material it will be the same signal (mono) for both rear channels. Some processors like Meridian will create their own side channel signal fro... | |
| Need help choosing sufficient reciever What you are asking for is a B&K AVR505, but it is far beyond your budget.What is near your budget is a used Outlaw 1050. | |
| How to isolate culprit in buzzing speakers? Try leaving your gear on for a few hours or over night before listening again. This might be your culprit. |