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My rather small house (~1200 sq ft) is built on a slab. My SVS PCPlus 16-46 arrived one week ago today. :-) The sound is not muddied at all. Tight and clean. The best part of having a slab floor is that only 5 surfaces will rattle instead of all six! If I had a normal wood floor, I'm...

So everyone knows how this turned out ... Although the initial response was great, Blue Jeans Cable stopped responding. The last communication I had was that the snow in Seattle was slowing him down. I've heard nothing since then, almost two weeks ago. I ordered a 1 meter cable from Cobalt...

Kevin W. - in my case the advantage is that I get to use my DVD-2200! My Rotel RTC-970 does not have RCA connectors for the 5.1 input. DB-25 is the only choice. For you, if RCA connectors are available on both ends then I suggest using them. The theory behind using DB-25 connectors was...

Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like I have TWO ways now to get this done! I contacted Blue Jeans Cable. So far they get A-triple-Plus for responsiveness. Kurt responded to my email request at 9:30pm! He is not sure he can make the cable I need but will look in his parts bin. The problem is...

I just bought a Denon DVD-2200 player. The 5.1 input on my Rotel RTC-970 is a female DB-25. I have jerry-rigged an adapter for temporary use while I look for the Real Thing. Seems like no one has these adapters! I found a listing at http://www.msbtech.com but their nearest dealer is 600 miles...

Crazy idea number one: Check the configuration on your DVD player. Maybe it is set to not output the DD or DTS bitstreams. I don't know why it would work once and not again, but heck, it's worth double-checking. Crazy idea number two: Does it do this on all movies? I've seen a number of...

I just bought a Denon DVD-2200 this weekend to replace a tired old Panasonic DVD-A110. Yup, may be the last working A110 on the planet! So far, after only two days I am very impressed. Setup was reasonably easy. Bass management is complete. DVD-Audio, multi-channel SACD, DTS CD, DTS on DVD...

Phil's last idea was so good I went and did it. I bought a Denon CDR-W1500. $550 at a local high-end shop. I bought some music CD-RW disks, though as it turns out I can use ordinary media. You only need the "music" disks if you are dubbing from a CD or digital source with SCMS. I recorded...

Phil, that is a dang fine idea! I did not think about recording to CD-RW. I sort of assumed I had one shot at it with a CD-R deck. Thinking to myself ... If the CD-R deck has a digital output, maybe I could use it like you use your MD deck. Hhhmmm..... Gotta look into that. I'll check out...

What you are saying is that all sound cards have equally cheesy analog-to-digital circuits. Right? Hhhhhmmmmm... Gotta be a better way. Too bad I can't capture the bitstream from the A/D in a good quality pre-pro. As for the software, neither Clean Plus nor Easy CD Creator will run in Linux...

So here I am looking at a collection of well over 2000 LPs. I want to turn at least some of them into CDs. I've messed with it a bit and had moderate success, but now I want to get more serious about it. The big issue, as I see it, is the analog to digital converter. I've been using the one...

Thanks for the replies and sorry about not getting back sooner. I've been out of town the last few days. Yes, I mean line level. That's the kind of signal that goes from the audio outputs of a CD player to the preamp. I don't like the idea of switching speaker-level signals or getting a...

I'm going to add line-level audio to the LAN/phone/cable TV outlets in my house. What kind of cable should I use and where can I get it? I figure I'll need something like 1500 feet to get a left/right audio pair from the wiring closet to every room, with some rooms having two sets. Also -...

Has anyone seen the Rotel RSP-1098 pre-pro yet? Does it do bass management the right way? And on the 1066 ... Is there a firmware yet that fixes the bass management problems? Last question: I see both units carry a S/N rating in the low 90s. Although probably not audible, it seems that any...

I run a pair of 2.9s, an AC-2 and a pair of 1.5s with a Rotel RB-985. Works great, sounds great. The rating may be only 100x5, but it's an honest 100 watts.

A friend of mine bought an Apes, I don't know what model. It would not play "The Ultimate DVD Platinum" but would do everything else we tried. He used it very lightly for a year - maybe played 15 or 20 disks in it. Then it stopped working. Would not turn off, would not eject the tray. What...

Thanks, guys. I hope someone else who knows more about amps than I will chime in and verify both my calculations and my conclusions.

I have a Rotel RB-985 amp, 5x100. The sound with my NHT 2.9 speakers is excellent. If I change to 2-channel amps, it will be for convenience - that will let me put the rear channel amps with the rear speakers. My opinion: The difference between the two amps you are looking at is, at best...

I also am interested in pre/pro with flexible bass management. In my case, I need something that has no sub output from any two-channel source. My main speakers are NHT 2.9 and have pretty decent bass all by themselves. The center and surrounds (NHT AC-2, NHT 1.5) need a sub. I also want...

In my opinion, the "upgradeable" claim is dubious at best. It costs very little to add the necessary circuitry and thus achieve one more check-off on the features list. The REAL test comes in seeing how many upgrades have been issued, what they do and how hard it is to apply one. Two models...

Wrenching the topic back to the Rotel RSP-1066 ... I went to see my dealer today. They actually have literature on it! It looks mighty impressive, except the S/N ratings at pretty low at 95db. There's an HDCD decoder in it! Woo hoo! However, as others have noted here, it does not have any...

How about explaining it to her this way? ... You always put the disk in so that the label of the program you want to play is up.

Does someone have a real copy of the actual FTC regulations regarding power amp ratings? I don't believe the regulations distinguish between 2 channel and x-channel amplifiers. Rather, I think the regulations state that the specification must disclose A) the RMS power rating, B) The frequency...

My Panasonic DVD-A110 is dead silent. And yes, it still works! It's probably one of the last three working units of that model.

I wish there were more DTS CDs. I have about 30 of them and - with two exceptions - they are all superb recordings and performances. I'l second comments made earlier about Esteban "Enter the Heart", Diana Krall "Love Scenes" (amazing what surround does for a trio), and Junior Wells "Come on...

I, too, am interested in some sort of all-in-one player. My Panasonic DVD-A110 is still going - probably the last one in the world that still works! But it's getting time to look for a replacement. With only one 5.1 input, I'd like to get something with the following features: 1) Plays...

I've only heard the NHT speakers, so take this with a grain of uncompared salt... I used to use a set of NHT SuperOnes as my surround and center speakers, mated to a pair of 1.5 as the main. They were simply wonderful for their size and price. I've graduated to NHT 2.9 mains, an AC-2 for...