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A few months back I had my Mitsubishi 55819 55" HDTV calibrated by Chuck Williams. Over the last two months, the TV has been a complete joy to watch. While ISF calibration can be pricy, I would rather have an ISF calibrated $2000 set than a non-calibrated $3000 one any day, and you'd still save...

I just wanted to mention that two days ago I had my Mitsubishi 55819 calibrated by Chuck Williams. He was very professional and obviously has an ocean of experience. The job he did was top notch. If you are thinking of having a set calibrated and have the means to do so, it is worth it...

Ascend Acoustics speaker packages all look very good and get a lot of high ratings from Audioreview.com. You can order them online at http://www.ascendacoustics.com/ A set of them can run between $1100 and $1400 depending on the speakers you choose, but includes an excellent Hsu VTF-2...

You might look at hometheaterdirect.com speakers. Their low-end set can be picked up for $150. The Onkyo TX-SR500 receiver is an excellent choice for $300. The main thing I like about it are all five-way binding posts and two optical inputs, something you dont see in lower-end receivers...

Thanks for the info. I will contact Chuck.

I have a Mitsubishi 55819 55" HDTV I have had for about a year. I love the set, and regularly calibrate brightness, contrast, color, sharpness, and convergence with the THX Optimizer. I think its time to go into the big-leagues, though. I am interested in finding out who I might contact about...

I would save the $200 and go for an Onkyo TX-SR500 receiver. Hook up your sources to your display directly to avoid any weird conversions. Composite to S-Video conversions can't create material where it never existed. It wont look any better.

If they're decent quality monster audio cables, they are probably fine. I've seen some relativly inexpensive Monster component cables for the $40 pricetag. You can always pay more but I doubt if you can ever justify the cost.

Onkyo TX-SR500 ($300) Home Theater Direct Level 1 ($150) Panasonic S35K Progressive DVD Player ($100) $550 and it should run circles around standard home theaters in boxes.

Four B&W 601s, a CC6, and a HSU VTF-2 sub should run you under $1500. This will be my new setup as soon as I get the sub =D =D =D

If you want a small system, the Boston Acoustics System 8000 is 500 and the System 9000 is $1000. If you want larger speakers, you might look at the Home Theater Direct Level 2 or 3 setup. At $1000 you may also look at the highly rated Ascend Acoustics setups...

Four B&W 601s, a B&W CC6 center and a HSU VTF-2 subwoofer would probably do an excellent job at around $1500 total.

You might try the Onkyo TX-SR 500 Receiver for $300 at Circuit City and the Home Theater Direct Level 1 speakers. Total cost should be about $500 including shipping. http://www.crutchfield.com/cgi-bin/S...=0&cc=01&avf=N http://www.htdaudio.com/levelone51set.html

I picked up a pair of Monster MTX-1 cables, they were $70 a pair for 12 foot cables with banana plugs. Probably too high for the "cut a power cable" crowd (of which I believe in spirit, if not with pocket book) but not snobby enough for the $1600 a foot golden wire crowd either. Still, they...

Thanks for the advise. I have the upgrade bug but I think the DSP-A1 will do me a few more years of service =) It is a hell of an amp.