Recent content by Tim Reed

This is easy - spend 50$ more and get the Yamaha HTR-5760. Excellent performance and flexibility + extraordinary reliability. Its amazing what $350 can buy.

Couple of quick thoughts - I own Paradigm 100's (excellent speakers) - and I think that going from Paradigms to the other mass market brands mentioned (and - by the way -I own Klipsch LaScalas and Klispch outdoors - familier with Klipsch) would not be a good move. I would definitely mess around...

Well - - first I own the Onkyo TX SR800. Its an excellent HT receiver. Allows you to run the front two channels in stereo with a sub crossed over anywhere from 40,60,or 80 (or you can run with all channels in many different modes). That means that you can get real nice front speaks and then just...

I also have three EFE T-22's across the front three channels of my HT (also have the AR.com DIYs for the back two channels and have an Adire Audio Rava Sub). I - - at Ed's recommendation tried out the "1 ohm" version (Ed's speakers are readily adjustable by changing resistors at the tweeter...

Wow - - I have the Onkyo 800 and have no problems. Of course I haven't used the analogue inputs yet (from either DVD audio or SACD) per the described problem that started this thread-- but I do have the Onkyo 800 and an Odyssey Stratos amp (powers the front two channels) coming off the same...

My .02 - - If you take some time and research speakers that can be bought directly from internet companies, then you will see a dramatic change in speaker quality for the dollar. For example - - I owned/played the Thiel CS3s (1985) for 16 years. Most have heard of this speaker - - it was a...

I own the Paradigm studio 100's (v2's) (very good speaker) - - I was using a Yamaha 2092 (as pre-mp) and an Odyssey stratos for the amp. The Odyssey stratos made a signficant improvement in the speaker sound (the Yamaha 2092 just can't quite drive the 100's the way something with 120,000...

Good advice from Jose G above. I recently bought the Onkyo 800 after agonizing over the decision for quite a long time - - considered Denon, HK, Marantz, Yamaha, Pioneer Elite and Sherwood. Now that I have it, I wonder why it took me so long. You will enjoy any of the recievers you mentioned - -...

Agree with the recommendation above regarding the GR Research AV1+s - - by all acounts a great speaker. Keep in mind that it is a "4 ohm" speaker, so it presents a more difficult load for you amplification. If you are looking for a great speaker that is an 8 ohm speaker, then I suggest you give...

Regarding how to setup the DIYs - - best advice is to email Ed Frias ([email protected] - Ed is great guy and will help you out - - its a very rare person who puts such a great design out there on the internet for everyone to use free). But I will offer a couple of observations - - first, the...

5 Ed Frias' DIYs (ARDIY.com -- send an email to [email protected] or see the audioreview.com site in the "learn section") would be better than all the those choices (by quite a bit)- - IMO. Total for 5 DIYs would be about $820. By the way - -I own the Paradigm studio 100 v2's so I have a very...

I have excellent expereince dealing with Oncall - - bought both my Onkyo 800 receiver and my Yamaha DVD player from them recently. Both came with receipt and warranty. And both were bought at great prices. Onecall followed up with phone calls checking to make sure everything was going alright...

From what I've read - -(and I've been reading for the past 6 months) - - you would have an extremely good system with either choice. Both the Rockets and the Axioms were speakers I considered closely (especially the top of the line models). Both of those systems should be able to really crank...

I would forget the Paradigms. For starters, you would be far better off building 5 EFE ARDIY.com (send an email to Ed Frias at [email protected] or go to audioreview.com and look in the learn section regarding DIY speakers) speakers and adding an Adire Rava subwoofer. Total cost would be about...

Anything on the Mapleshade label. These are the best recordings I've ever heard (and that includes the Chesky stuff, Reference Recordings, Telarc, and DMP etc - - I've got a bunch of that stuff going back 20 years). The guy who does the engineering (go to the Mapleshade site to read about...