Forum: Subwoofers
10-17-2009
|
|
Replies: 71
Views: 29,562
Re: Stereo subs - Do they rock or is it overkill?
Wow... Don't believe that 2 8" woofers are better than 1 15" woofer. IMO, in general the 15" woofer is going to be able to produce freqs that a 8" can not touch. Again if both can produce this lower...
|
|
Forum: Blu-ray Players
08-13-2009
|
|
Replies: 22
Views: 23,759
Re: Is Blu-Ray worth it with a 720P plasma?
With Blu-Ray, you get a better VIDEO and AUDIO set of specs. Which means your DVD media quality is dependent on the source material and a great cheaper set (maybe a 720p Pioneeer Kuro Plasma vs a...
|
|
Forum: Subwoofers
07-31-2009
|
|
Replies: 71
Views: 29,562
Re: Stereo subs - Do they rock or is it overkill?
First, not all subs are the same and some are designed to blend with other speakers. This blending brings the freqs up to directional freqs. Also, the freqs of the drivers depend on the output....
|
|
Forum: Off-Topic Posts
07-01-2009
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 5,003
|
|
Forum: Blu-ray Players
07-01-2009
|
|
Replies: 43
Views: 13,607
Re: Is Blu-Ray worth it without HDMI & DTS-HD
Does anyone expect to spend the same amount of money per channel when moving from a 2-channel system to a 5.1 or a 7.1 setup? I go way overboard, but my various rears (ML Quests, Wilson Watt Puppys,...
|
|
Forum: Blu-ray Players
06-26-2009
|
|
Replies: 43
Views: 13,607
Re: Is Blu-Ray worth it without HDMI & DTS-HD
Is $300 equal to $8000? No, no, no, no.. The Oppo is a Universal player. Again, again, even against the $300 refurb price of the S1, I would not be compelled to upgrade. The Oppo Beta version had...
|
|
Forum: Blu-ray Players
06-25-2009
|
|
Replies: 43
Views: 13,607
Re: Is Blu-Ray worth it without HDMI & DTS-HD
ok, The better video procs are 14bit, Oppo 12 bit. The better SACDs and CDs have XLR connections, the Oppo doesn't. The S1 has a glass lens, does the Oppo? Oh, I don't know why but a friend with a...
|
|
Forum: Blu-ray Players
06-24-2009
|
|
Replies: 43
Views: 13,607
Re: Is Blu-Ray worth it without HDMI & DTS-HD
Ok, I am on TOTALLY different track. I have been to a few movie studios and to this day, find some of the simple "SOUND EFFECTS" to be false. If you have a "false" sound and you reproduce it 100%...
|
|
Forum: HDMI
06-16-2009
|
|
Replies: 6
Views: 11,590
Re: No signal with hdmi
FYI, to maybe confuse us all, I saw a new HDMI cable wit a screw type fastiuoner on the cable connector. I don't know whether this is an offshoot or whether it is due to a new HDME spec. Either way,...
|
|
Forum: Off-Topic Posts
06-04-2009
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 6,665
Re: Insurance for home theater equipment???
No. No. Most people don't understand that no one is going to drive into your stereo and you aren't going to crash it. So the question is someone going to steal it or is it going to be damaged. If...
|
|
Forum: Plasma and LCD HDTV
06-02-2009
|
|
Replies: 36
Views: 20,936
|
|
Forum: Plasma and LCD HDTV
04-28-2009
|
|
Replies: 36
Views: 20,936
|
|
Forum: Show us your System
04-27-2009
|
|
Replies: 142
Views: 59,146
Re: What's you dream system?
Personally, I don't understand the use of a UPS for a stereo and/or AV setup. When a power failure years ago could corrupt a computer disk, it almost made sense. Still IMO, it was a 1/100 chance....
|
|
Forum: Loudspeakers
03-31-2009
|
|
Replies: 102
Views: 50,003
Re: Do you own (and use) any Vintage speakers
What is the definition of Vintage speakers? If my Infinity IRS Vs and IRS Betas are vintage, what other than the almost $100k to over $200k speakers should I buy to not equal them, but surpass their...
|
|
Forum: Off-Topic Posts
03-31-2009
|
|
Replies: 20
Views: 7,810
Re: Circuit City, Tweeters, Economic Crisis
Even though Tweeters is not in N. Calif, I will surely miss a pre-tweeter set of stores known as Sound Advice in Florida as they surely taught me the fundamentals of a sound system at different price...
|
|
Forum: Plasma and LCD HDTV
03-17-2009
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 4,069
Re: Mounting of plasma tv
My 60" plasma is hung off 2 Salamander uprights. The uprights allow the TV to be raised/lowered and tillted. The issue was that they are really designed to be used with one of their AV cabinets and...
|
|
Forum: Show us your System
02-27-2009
|
|
Replies: 142
Views: 59,146
Re: What's you dream system?
With the knowledge that the space is HUGE. Lets start with 11 channel of the Genesis 1.1 at $130k /ch. Eleven Krell mono Reference amps. Four Krell Reference subs. Eleven mono Evol 2 pre-amps. One...
|
|
Forum: Plasma and LCD HDTV
02-19-2009
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 4,066
Re: Pioneer Unplugs Its TV Business
(O)rganicLED Monitors beating plasma????
At over $200 a diag inch for a 11" with a res of 960 x 540, is that going to make me switch? Or is it the organic film used that used paper / carbon /...
|
|
Forum: Plasma and LCD HDTV
02-17-2009
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 4,066
Re: Pioneer Unplugs Its TV Business
I wish I could have ben on those discussions with the plasma display panel group.. You would have thought this result would kill their business. What happens to their plasma IP?
Doubly...
|
|
Forum: Preamps (Audio & Video)
01-27-2009
|
|
Replies: 161
Views: 60,895
Re: High end pre/pro's. Are they worth it???
Hybrid: My hi-end suggestion when a high-end preamp is used with pre/processor is to run standard analogue from the src and digitals to the processor. The only downside is the extra set of...
|
|
Forum: Subwoofers
01-22-2009
|
|
Replies: 71
Views: 29,562
|
|
Forum: Furniture & Racks
01-22-2009
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 4,412
Re: Performance Racks
MY NEXT HIGH-END DIY RACK..
Oh, If I had a high-end turntable and I don't OR in the future am really concerned about vibration, I would do the PREVIOUS HYBRID rack with 1" thick (anything thicker...
|
|
Forum: Furniture & Racks
01-22-2009
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 4,412
Re: Performance Racks
A AV rack is a look, feel, piece of furnature, and requires some thought as to how to solve a problem. Below is a summary of different racks that solved different problems that I had and I still own...
|
|
Forum: Blu-ray Players
12-19-2008
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 5,237
Re: Ultra High-End BD Player?
Why? Why? Why?
Maybe if you had a 100" Kuro , other than that I think the production quality of mass production removes any possible improvements. And hopefully if you had this much money to...
|
|
Forum: Blu-ray Players
12-19-2008
|
|
Replies: 21
Views: 14,965
Re: recommendations on high end Blue Ray players
My first question would be how dedicated you are and have you spent too much money on your current or new video / audio system. My system started as an audio only with a bit of video added in. That...
|
