Recent content by Hank VT

Athena Micra 6 and a refurbished Denon or Onkyo.

The movie moved outrageously fast which helped it IMHO. The movie is long on time and it gets a lot done in that time. You almost wished they had included more which is rare with a movie of this length. I was hoping for an extra hour on the DVD. My daughter who loves the books swears that...

Amazon was using the 23rd but it diappeared a dew days ago, Ooops, spoke to soon. The 23rd is back on the site. I loved this movie. My daughter, who read the book, did not like it that much. I did not read the book and have found that I enjoyed it a lot more than those who read the book...

I've noticed that several sites have removed the Nov 23 release date for the DVD.

You would not use the SX-HTB cabinets for white-van speakers. It's cheaper just to nail 4 boards together rather than create the rounded cabinets. They sound like $500 speakers that you can get for $300. They are not $1000 speakers. They are not for everyone because they are big honking...

They have no overhead as best I can tell. No advertising, no discounts to retailers. You are basically buying them for the same money as a retail store would buy them.

Athena Micra 6 is well-reviewed.

How cheap is "pretty cheap"?

I have a recon Onkyo and it works fine.

That's the setup I have and it works very well. I don't know that the upgrade is significant enough to warrant an upgrade of that level. A refurbed Denon might be the answer or perhaps adding a subwoofer.

Look for a refurbed Denon at ecost.com or the HK. The HK will not disappoint. You can get a good refurbed Denon for less than $300 and use the additional money to buy speakers. I have the SX-HTB and you won't touch them for the price. Nothing seems to come close.

For $300, go to ecost.com and get a Denon refurb. I have the 502. It's pretty nice.

Compared to a TV speaker, everything sounds good.

You will need some big amps to drive that room. I like the Paradigm choice.

The SX with the sub is a good idea if you have the room for them.