Recent content by Al.Anderson

I *think* this is a jury rigged set-up. I say "think" because for the life of me I can't figure out why the MD/DAT 'input' is being used. (I'd love to know what that's connected to.) If I'm right then the setup is splitting power to multiple locations, which not standard but fine if you're...

MD/Tape In/Out are line level, so if you're using them to drive speakers then those rooms must have another form of amplification. Assuming you want to keep things the same, then you just need to look for a receiver with pre-outs. On the other hand, your current receiver also has pre-outs, so...

I originally got Prime for the 2-day shipping and the streaming. As others have said, the 2-day shipping has become a pipe-dream, and now the streaming is devalued. Unfortunately, I went to cancel Prime but realized that I have a lot wrapped up in Prime Visa. So I'm going to have to find a...

Opinions are all over the place on this question. I'm going to stick my neck out and say that the consensus is a couple of hours break-in.

The weekly round-up is often the main reason I visit every week; so yes, it's very valuable to me. On the other hand I don't buy nearly as much as I used to, mostly because the streaming companies aren't releasing what I watch. I think your approach for DVDs is great, as I only get DVD if I...

1) Computer systems are generally handled two ways: (1) as computer speakers, sound controlled by the computer, or (2) as a standard surround system with the computer as an input, sound controlled by the receiver/amp. 2) The receiver sends the appropriate band to the speakers, which is...

I don't understand this suggestion; if he's not getting a 4K monitor then there's no reason to replace the receiver.

I don't *need" new models every year (heck, I'm still using the RX-V2095 which came out maybe 20 years ago), I want them because innovation is fun! Also, I don't think any decent manufacturer is releasing with bugs in the hardware, it's in the software. Software bugs can be fixed relatively...

I only tried one Denon, and it didn't sound as "warm" as the Yamahas. I also tried a Marantz (same company as Denon) but that wouldn't connect to my NAS, so it went back. To be fair, both of those were ~5 years ago, so definitely not models out now. For completeness I've owned Yamaha models...

Many of the suggestions so far are not appropriate for 4 ohm speakers, so be careful there. Mike Up's suggestions are good for 4 ohm speakers. I really wanted to give him a 'Like' but I don't agree with his position of Denon being a step up over Yamaha. (Denon is certainly as good though...

Those are inputs, not outputs. They'd typically be used for something like a DVD player, a Roku, or a cable box. There's only 1 HDMI output (although it's an ARC, so audio can come from the TV). Throwing in the manual link for grins...

You could use zone-2 for the audio. Maybe that's what you were doing before?

Not quite the shield you show, but I found similar products searching Amazon for 'power strip cable management'.

Some receivers have a 'Lock Settings' or a 'Backup Settings' to help with this problem.

According to Plex I have a 3-way tie: The Fifth Element, Galaxy Quest, and Silver Linings Playbook.