Recent content by Jonathan_M

Out of curiosity (and temporarily disregarding the furnace's influence for a moment) can you examine your TOSLINK cables for any cuts in the sheathing that would let light in?

I agree with AaronJB, the DS-TP370 would look to be the best choice because of it's overall power being so much greater than the other 2 units. Since you curently have a DVD player that works, I would use the money you had budgeted for a HT system on components you DON'T have yet. Oh, welcome...

Wow Ron! I know you've heard this a hundreds of time already, but... GREAT REVIEW! Very comprehensive and thorough! Thanks for taking the time to do a fantastic job. :emoji_thumbsup:

After reading this thread, I tend to agree that the equipment is fine and that it's the room. Javier, I saw where you mentioned that you had a minimalist system with just the speakers, amp and CD player. Is there another room in the house perhaps with different wall covering and floor covering...

It's been my experience that about 2' above ear level to the sides of the listening position worked out best (for my dipoles). After considering using stands, I finally had to run the wires down the wall from the attic and wall-mount the surrounds. In most cases, this does take a bit of work...

Some TV's like my direct-view Toshiba, will take a coax cable input and then provides a L/R audio OUT that I can run to my receiver for amplification. Even though I can do this, I still use my hi-fi VCR to get stereo from my cable feed.

From my many trials placing my sub in different areas of my room, I did find that placing it in a corner near an outside wall (I'm on a crawlspace) produced much tighter bass than a corner made up of two inside walls. Bass was noticeably "boomy" near the inner walls. Your mileage may vary.

That was a truly funny post Chris! I usually give up the sweet spot to company when they're over in the hopes of getting them hooked on HT. ;)

Bhagi... You've got me laughing so hard I'm crying... :laugh:

Just a note to anyone using some of the sorbothane or other gel products. If you use them on a wood surface, use something to protect the surface from the oily substances in the sorbothane! I had used a set of the AudioQuest sorbothane pads underneath a turntable of mine for quite some time and...

Well crap. :angry: Seriously though, congrats to all the winners! What a great contest. Thanks to SVS for giving us all a chance to win. -Jonathan

Steve, Thanks for the reply! A friend of mine gave me the same opinion on the Toshiba's stretch modes. I'll try to go take another look at one. While I was out shopping this evening, I saw a Sony 57XBR2 at two different retailers. WHAT A FABULOUS PICTURE!! I never really considered the...

Upgrade-itis has now possessed me and I would now like to replace my 36" direct-view Toshiba with a 16:9 HD RPTV of some sort. I've been over to the other "Spot" to read comments in the Manufacturer's sections, but it's hard to get a good opinion on the different brands I'm considering as...

I'd get the sub first personally.

Skittles