Recent content by Chris Fleming

I'm helping my neighbor choose the pieces for his basement home theater. He's a big fan of Infinity speakers, so we've stayed with those for his set-up. Budget is a factor so we can't go crazy expensive, and the price range of what we've selected meets our requirements. Our speaker allowance is...

I have that television. Most center channel speakers won't fit the matching stand. Since mounting the speaker to the top of the television is not an option (I agree), and you can't put holes in the wall, you are very limited. I know this defeats the purpose of the tv stand you purchased, but...

Wow. Not a single response? I was sure someone here would have had some experience. No biggie.

HTD Level 3 vs.AVS X-ls I'm curious if anyone has compared these two bookshelves. I've read good things about both. I know I should listen to them myself and pick the one that sounds best to me. That being said, now I'm looking for YOUR opinions and insights into the differences. I'd be using...

Well, in my opinion, the sound is the single biggest contributor to a true "theater" experience. I say that because I feel surround experience adds so much to it. I had a surround receiver and speakers before I had a "high-end" display. I finally added a Sony 50" (SXRD) to my gear about 5...

Thanks Lance! That's kind of the info I was seeking in my original post. Good info!

Not to speak for Jimi C, but I don't think he was comparing Fluance to SVS in terms of the quality they produce. His comparison was in terms of whether Fluance is a legitimate company like SVS is. Personally, I think they are. They have a consistent presence on the web, etc. Have been around for...

It appears as if there are three basic types of tweeters in use: Dome (either silk or some type of metal usually), Horn, and Ribbon. Which is better in which situation. In musical set-up of 2.0 or 2.1, which would everyone recommend? In a 5.1 theatre set-up with split duties for music/theater...

If I use any of the receivers that do upconverting of analog to HDMI, does this mean I'll only need one cable to my projector? I'm envisioning a set-up where my dvd player (component), xbox 360 (component), satellite receiver (HDMI), and HD-DVD player (HDMI) would all go to the receiver, and...

Mr. O'Halloran, thanks for participating in this great forum! I have a couple of questions, so bear with me. First, most people don't realize the amount of work and single-mindedness it takes to be a pro boxer. I recently went back and re-watched the Hearns/Hagler fight, and felt sad because...

Thanks Wayne and Grant. To recap what you've both just explained. If I'm putting the receiver (sat or cable) in a closet, it is okay to use RG-59 to run the component video connections between the receiver and the display. However, the feed from the satellite to the receiver should be RG-6. I...

Thanks for the input guys. Joey, that may possibly work if I don't have too many connections to make. I currently did 6 on a single box and plate, so its a bit crowed. Signal loss was my concern Jason. So I did the RG-6. I have to say that the picture-quality I'm getting is fantastic, and the...

I've just made some cables using RG-6 and and some crimp on connectors. For the first time in my life, I sprang for the correct tools (connector specific cable stripper, crimper, and ends). The results were very nice. It enabled me to hang a small LCD display on the wall in the kitchen and...

I was looking mainly at the Hyperion line. Those go down to 40Hz (according to the spec on the floorstanding).

Radiient. They are a new company, but the founders seem to be front runners in electronics etc. The specs seem good, and the materials do as well. I'm more interested in their Radiient Hyperion line. Just curious if anyone has any experience or knowledge of these speakers. Possibly some...