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How do you use standing wave on pionner elite
Unless your noticing some unusual room related problems the Pioneer MCACC program does a fine job. The standing wave program is software that allows you to do detailed manual adjustments and view the results on a laptop or your display. For more i... 
1 Subwoofer or Are 2 Better??
The answer could be dictated by your particular rooms acoustic signature. After adding a second sub in my HT space My Pioneer's room correction easily displayed the difference with its on screen EQ display. Honestly, I couldn't hear a significant ... 
Anyone experience/have info re. Arcam FMJ AVR 600?
If Mr. Moncrieff's observations are accurate this new Arcam Receiver will doom much of the high end audio industry. The idea of a giant killer receiver of the degree and proportion he describes would be a welcome universal economic solution for ma... 
Cost Efficiency of 7.1 analog
Wow, you've got a lot to think about. I'm lazy I guess, three power cords, three $6 HDMI cables, and eight speaker connections, done. I bought three Pioneer Elite pieces and added two more speakers for a dedicated HT. The surprise was how much I l... 
Receivers
Audiotomb, Got bow? Are you playing with anybody? What do you play? The picture of your fiddle makes it almost look plastic, it's not is it? 
Receivers
Ckorody raises a few questions. The Pioneer SC-07 does have a class D amplifier section (refer to my post above for my subjective Integra / Pioneer sonic comparison). The SC-07 uses a proprietary Advanced Multi Channel Acoustic Calibration (MCACC)... 
Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no?
Hevec asks, "If you are in the group and it is using electronics most have ear plug so they hear in the correct time and so they can be in time with everyone else. If they listen from where they are instead of through the earphones with all the de... 
Receivers
A few years back in a direct in store comparison the Integra 6.3 bettered the comparable priced Denon and the Arcam edged out the Integra in audio quality IMO. Unfortunately the nice looking Arcam was dated and lacked many features. I went home wi... 
How Important is 240hrz processing verus 120 Hrz?
Markphd, I think your assessment of the present and a possible future is very well thought out. I'm not disagreeing with some of your comments just less experienced.I own a Pioneer Elite 9G plasma and a Sony XBR6 120Hz LCD, both have been calibrat... 
Extension cord tv /dvr to power conditioner
I think the idea is to plug your components directly into the conditioner and connect the conditioner to the outlet using the extension cord. 
Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no?
I like both. They're so different. I admit to searching for new recordings on vinyl before other forms of media. The best thing to happen to digital are Gordon Rankin's Wavelength USB DAC's. IMO Mr. Gordon's work in developing the TAS1020B firmwar... 
Ground loop when connecting coax to cable box.....
This will take care of it. Jensen VRD-1FF.http://www.jensen-transformers.com/index.html 
the best sm/ powered speaker or is it better to...
Oops I didn't see your price limitation. Keep an eye out for some used Paradigm's. 
the best sm/ powered speaker or is it better to...
Check out Genelec and Meyer Labs. 
media cabinets
BDI has some very nice designs their catalogue and descriptions aren't very detailed. I have their black glass Marina under my Pioneer display. It has terrific ventilation from the bottom, the shelves, and out the back. Cable management is well th...