Recent content by Joe Bauman

Will, Thanks, I always wondered what that "wolf" story was about. ;)

I was thinking MSRP of $1500 or less. Looks to be a very limited choice of pre/pros at this point. It is hard to believe there is such a gap. I could buy a near top of the line Yamaha 3200 6.1 receiver or a Rotel 1066 for the same price. No wonder most people purchase receivers, they are...

Thanks for the feedback so far. I just love the looks of the old tuners like the Pioneer TX-9500 and am trying to buy on on ebay. Unfortunetly most of them are too expensive for me to take the ebay "As is" gamble.

Regarding the noise problem Neville posted. How would one know, by looking at a 1066, if the problem was fixed. (if ever they do fix this problem.) Does Rotel use version numbers on the back of their pre/pros? If so, what are we currently at? Or maybe their are release dates on them? I'd...

Need a pre/pro costing less than $1500. I know of the Rotel 1066 and Outlaw 950 but what else is coming out by year end in this price range?

I have been interested in the older analog tuners such as Pioneer, Kenwood, or Sansui for roughly 77 - 82. Anyone using one now? How do you like it compared to current tuners? All related in put on analog tuners would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Has anyone compared today's digital FM tuners to the analog tuners of the early 80's? I'm only wondering about the reception performance and sound quality. Not too worried about the bells and whistles.

Thanks for your responses. Here is a more complete description of the room and equipment. Room is 13 x 15 with speakers placed on the 13' wall. Speaker backs are about 2' out from front wall and 4' from each side wall. Speakers are floor standing Paradigm 60's and no sub is involved here...

Do we know when the Outlaw 950 will be available? Thanks.

It appears the the rear wall behind the listening postiion is producing a boomy bass. I intially moved my speakers (two hannel stereo) around trying to fix the problem but no matter where I put them, the boomy bass was still there. Finally I realized that if I moved my listen position away...

It appears the the rear wall behind the listening postiion is producing a boomy bass. I intially moved my speakers (two hannel stereo) around trying to fix the problem but no matter where I put them, the boomy bass was still there. Finally I realized that if I moved my listen position away...

I just downloaded the RSP 1066 manual from Rotel's site. Anyone know when Outlaw will post the 950 Manual?

Jeff, I used a Denon 2800 for a month or so but thought it sounded really flat for music. I got rid of it. I then bought a Yamaha 995. This 995 was great for music and movies but after a couple of years I got rid of it because I wanted the new features, like DLP2, in the new Yamahas. I ended...

Thanks for the input guys. I think I am just going to get a higher end CD player for now and then get a DVD-A/SACD next year of so. We will see how the DVD-A/SACD war pans out.

For my home theater setup, if I use a 200 watts per channel amp to power the front left and right speakers and then a 100 watts per channel amp to power the center and rear channels, amp I going to have problems balancing the volume levels? I have no gain controls on the 200 watts per channel amp.