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  1. johnM

    Cheap place to get good cables?

    I have used Monoprice several times. Good cables at a good price.
  2. johnM

    Bipolar vs. Regular Surrounds?

    Be sure not to confuse Bipolar with Dipolar. They are different. Their are explanations out there better than I can give. If you do a search you will probably find something. Dipolars are often used as surrounds because they give a diffused sound. I personally have Mirage Bipolar speakers all...
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    Theater/Game/Family Room Ideas

    Bernard, that all depends on which floorplan we end up with and that decision is still a long way away. We are going to do some more looking this weekend. To do a combined room I think we would need at least 30 feet in length and 17-18 in width. If we can't do that then separate rooms would be...
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    Theater/Game/Family Room Ideas

    Wow Jeff - very nice theater. Did you do this yourself? I may take you up on your offer to visit. I will email you. John M.
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    Theater/Game/Family Room Ideas

    Thanks for the reply Bernard. As for basements - I believe it is the soil here in the Dallas area that makes it difficult to impossible to have a basement. It is a high clay soil that shifts and expands/contracts with the weather. I could be wrong though. I have lived in different parts...
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    Theater/Game/Family Room Ideas

    My wife and I are looking over floor plans and thinking about building a new house. We want both a theater/media room and a game/family room. We think that one big combination theater/gameroom is the way to go. Both rooms will get more use that way since it will be a natural place for our son to...
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    Car Subwoofer, small box, low cost high quality... Suggestions? [*** car newbie ***]

    Check out the Nakamichi SP-W120. It is a discontinued model but you can still pick one up at thezeb.com or woofersetc.com I think for about $75. It is a very good sounding subwoofer. It doesn't have huge power handling or anything just top-notch sound quality. I have mine in a .85cf sealed box...
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    What Kind Of Car Subwoofer Setup Do You Have?

    Here is my setup I am currently installing in my Jeep GC. Nakamichi SP-W120 (nice SQ sub) in 1.75 cf ported encl. Zapco Studio 100X mono amp for sub A/D/S 336is comps Zapco Studio 100 amp for comps The best part? I bought all of this brand new recently for a total of $620! Sub and...
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    Socks on Mirage Msi speakers

    It's been about 7 years since I got my M-5si but if I remember correctly the top just popped on as mentioned above. Mirage has a pretty responsive customer service group. You might try e-mailing them from the Mirage website. They have responded quickly to several of my questions in the past...
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