Recent content by Pete Austin

I'm pretty sure I know what you're describing. I actually had a similar issue in my last apartment. I had decent SPL's while sitting on the couch but when I stood up (and more specifically stood at the end of the couch, close to the center of the room) the SPL were measurably higher. After...

Hey All, I'm currently looking for a 5.0 (I already have a great SVS sub) speaker setup that will be used almost exclusively for home theater. I previously had a Klipsch Synergy setup which I hated. The sound from the horns just sounded so harsh. I realize it's in the eye of the beholder but...

I’m a proud SVS owner myself and as much as I was anticipating their first foray into larger speakers, the renderings posted definitely had me scratching my head. I have to say that I’ve seen the “blister” look (wood sides) done in various applications and I’ve never seen it executed well. The...

Thanks everyone for the posts. I do understand what you're saying about being different creatures. Ironically, I started looking at the Rockets for their build quality/price point but I really like the idea of a more neutral speaker. The Klipsch's are great speakers but I've never felt like they...

So, from what I'm hearing I assume that I would not notice a discernable difference in performance with Rockets vs. my present Klipschs? You are right that I could simply buy a pair of cherry Klipschs, but I'm more interested in the performance of the speakers themselves. If there are better...

I have a pair of Klipsch RB5 II's which have served me well over the past three years but my significant other is putting her foot down on replacing my "bachelor black" speakers with something more aesthetically pleasing. I absolutely love the look of the Onix Rockets and have heard great things...

Greetings, I'm looking to purchase a new single-disc DVD player. I've owned Panasonic players in the past are had no complaints about them so their newest S97 looks really great. On paper it's specs look almost unmatched in the $300 category. Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a lot of...

Chad, thank you for presenting the option of DLP TV's. I had not thought of that earlier but you hit the nail on the head. In researching DLP I discovered that "DLP has the impressive ability to display both television pictures and computer images with a level of detail, color and clarity...

Greetings all. I have finally succumb to the fact that research can only get you so far and sooner or later you need to ask people who have hands-on experience. I am looking to purchase a new plasma television. The brand and options considerations for this purchase both take a back seat to the...

Greetings All, This is probably a pretty basic question but I'm a newbie at creating dvd's and I want to get it right without wasting too much time. From searching these forums thus far I have learned that the preferred video format for burning a DVD is MPEG-2. However, my capture device and...

Luis, Glad to see another "305" member. If you are looking to demo an SVS to base your decision on and answer your questions, shoot me an e-mail. I'm in the area and would be more than willing to demo mine for you. To answer your previous question, I have never experienced any port noise from...

Hey All, Along time ago I heard somewhere on this forum that if you attached a y-cable to split the subwoofer signal into both the left and right inputs of the sub that it would increase the output. I own an SVS PC+ 20-39 and to say that I was pleased with the output having only a single...

Thanks for the replies, I realized that I forgot to mention any budget limits in my inital post. The Denon looks good but is way out of my price range. The new Panasonic looks perfect. Does anyone out there know if it still uses the Genesis FLI2200 deinterlacer chip. Previous models that used...

Hi All, I'm finally able to to buy a new DVD player to go with my new HDTV. I've been running around to the stores but I'm having a hard time tracking down a player that has all the options that I'm looking for. I'm hoping that I can get some suggestions from the community here. The perfect...

Blue Man Group - "Audio" DVD-Audio DTS Track 9 - Club Nowhere If this doesn't expose the rattles in your room nothing will.