sugarbrie

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Pro Logic vs. Dolby Digital, DTS etc
Are dolby surround regular TV signals pro-logic ??? 
"The Audio Critic" B.S. or what?
A person who is tone death will tell you listening to any music on anything is a waste of time. Thomas Edison tried more than 5000 times to find a good filament for a light bulb. Do you think he cared if the average person thought he was nuts ?? I... 
Replace my dac (NOW!)?
See if you can borrow one from a dealer to demo in your home. Best way to tell if it is worth swithing. 
AC Conditioners?
If you are looking for used stick with quality. Assuming you do not want to spend big big bucks I can recommend Chang Lightspeed or Vansevers. They are both built well to last. I have a Monster that does a good job with cleaning up my TV picture a... 
Need help finding a subwoofer that is...
I did not know the Merlins were $7000 to $8000 speakers. The REL Stratus a $1300 sub (and a steal at that price). So the Talon being a $4000 sub should be better although I have never heard it. The RELs in that class are the Stentor $4000, Stadium... 
Need help finding a subwoofer that is...
For "Sealed" I am talking about a closed-box design. Are you? 
Need help finding a subwoofer that is...
Most of the REL's have adjustable crossover at about 2 Mhz intervals. The crossover is not actually a crossover, since the adjustment is on the sub, which lets your speakers run full range. Why do you want forward firing ?? The best RELs for music... 
Need help finding a subwoofer that is...
Check out the goods at www.rel.net There should be one that fits your needs and REL subs are hard to beat at any price point. 
Rel Sub Woofers..Any Experience
Correction: The adjustment to REL's is actually 2 Mhz intervals on my Storm III 
Where to buy IEC male Connector?
Check out and contact Mouser.Com; 1-800-346-6873 
Percentage to spend on Amp and Speakers
I could easily double the cost of the speaker to say the Nautilus 804's $3500 and the other components would still be fine, so the person who said spend more on speakers is a good recommendation. 
Percentage to spend on Amp and Speakers
Using list prices I have what amounts to a $1500 system for the most part, so spending the same amount for each component worked for me. Rotel RCD-990 Cd Player ($1500); B&W P5 Speakers ($1500); Conrad Johnson MF2100 Amp ($1500); REL Storm III... 
Source for IEC male connector, Help Help
Call and check out Mouser.Com; Tel: 1-800-346-6873 
Tiny image from monitor speakers!
I have also found huge differences is the size of the stereo image swithing cables and interconnects, but that is going to require a lot of trials and testing on your part. 
Rel Sub Woofers..Any Experience
REL's also have "Balanced" inputs.